Moreno vs Payano

Who won Moreno vs Payano?

Juan Carlos Payano beat Anselmo Moreno by technical decision in their 6 round contest on Friday, September 26th, 2014, at Mesquite Arena, Mesquite.

The scorecards were announced as 59-55, 58-56, 58-55 in favor of winner Juan Carlos Payano.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

This contest was for the vacant WBA bantamweight championship of the world.

Moreno vs Payano stats

Back in September 2014, Anselmo Moreno stepped into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 2 losses, and 1  draw, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Juan Carlos Payano made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 15 wins and 0 draws, with 8 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Payano had an advantage in power over Moreno, with a 53% knockout percentage compared to Moreno's 34%.

Anselmo Moreno was the younger man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Moreno had a height advantage of 2 inches over Payano. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Anselmo Moreno and Juan Carlos Payano fought out of a southpaw stance.

Moreno was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2002, 8 years and 5 months earlier than Payano, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 206 more professional rounds, totaling 380 compared to Payano's 174.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Anselmo Moreno had been fighting more than Juan Carlos Payano.

Going into this contest, Anselmo Moreno had last fought 6 months and 4 days ago, while Juan Carlos Payano's last outing had been 7 months and 4 days ago.

Moreno's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

Payano's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.5 rounds on average.

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