Moreno vs Ceja

Who won Moreno vs Ceja?

Julio Ceja beat Anselmo Moreno by knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday 27th May 2017 at Centro de Convenciones Amador in Panama City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 KG).

Moreno vs Ceja stats

Back in May 2017, Julio Ceja stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 2 loses and 0  draws, 27 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Anselmo Moreno made his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 5 loses and 1 draw, with 12 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Ceja had a massive power advantage over Moreno, boosting at 90% knock out percentage over Moreno's 33%.

Julio Ceja was the younger man by 7 years, at 25 years old.

Moreno had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ceja. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Julio Ceja fought out of the orthodox stance, while Anselmo Moreno was a southpaw.

Ceja was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 less fights, and made his debut in 2009, 7 year and 4 months later than Moreno, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 196 less professional rounds, 184 to Moreno's 380.

Julio Ceja went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBC at super bantamweight.

Anselmo Moreno was ranked number 5 by the WBC in the 122lb division.

Moreno vs Ceja form

Ceja had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Hugo Ruiz on 27th February 2016 by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Hugo Ruiz on 29th August 2015 by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.

Going into that contest, he had beat Oscar Blanquet on 14th March 2015 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Auditorio Municipal, Naucalpan, Mexico.

Before that, he had won against Lionel Mark Duran on 22nd November 2014 by knockout in the 5th round at Plaza de los Martíres, Toluca.

He had beat Ranel Suco on 26th April 2014 by technical knockout in the 10th round at Foro Polanco, Mexico City.

Anselmo Moreno had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Shinsuke Yamanaka on 16th September 2016 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Previous to that, he had defeated Suriyan Kaikanha on 30th April 2016 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City, Panama.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Shinsuke Yamanaka on 22nd September 2015 by split decision in their WBC World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

Before that, he had lost to Juan Carlos Payano on 26th September 2014 by technical decision in their WBA Super World Bantamweight championship fight at Mesquite Arena, Mesquite, United States.

He had won against Javier Nicolas Chacon on 22nd March 2014 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Bantamweight championship fight at Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City, Panama.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Julio Ceja had been fighting more than Anselmo Moreno.

Going to this contest, Julio Ceja had last fought 1 year and 3 months ago, while Anselmo Moreno's last outing had been 8 months and 11 days ago.

Ceja's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

Moreno's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Moreno vs Ceja start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 AM UTC at Centro de Convenciones Amador, Panama City, Panama, which was 2:00 AM EST or 11:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Moreno vs Ceja?

Julio Ceja was a 69/50 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Anselmo Moreno made his way into the ring at 57/100 (-180) with oddsmakers.