Mendez vs Saludar

Who won Mendez vs Saludar?

Wilfredo Mendez beat Vic Saludar by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, August 24th, 2019, at Puerto Rico Convention Center, San Juan.

The scorecards were announced as 117-110, 116-110, 115-112 in favor of winner Wilfredo Mendez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds .

This contest was for the WBO championship of the world.

Mendez vs Saludar stats

Back in August 2019, Wilfredo Mendez stepped into the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Vic Saludar made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Saludar had an advantage in power over Mendez, with a 53% knockout percentage compared to Mendez's 38%.

Wilfredo Mendez was the younger man by 6 years, at 23 years old.

Mendez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Saludar. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Wilfredo Mendez fought out of the southpaw stance, while Vic Saludar was an orthodox fighter.

Mendez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 11 months later than Saludar, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 41 fewer professional rounds, totaling 160 compared to Saludar's 201.

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Mendez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

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