Morrell vs Cazares

Who won Morrell vs Cazares?

David Morrell beat Mario Abel Cazares by knockout in the 1st round on Sunday 27th June 2021 at Minneapolis Armory in Minnesota.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 KG).

This contest was for the WBA super middleweight championship of the world.

Also, on the undercard Omar Juarez was defeated by Al Rivera and Efetobor Apochi lost to Brandon Glanton.

Morrell vs Cazares stats

Back in June 2021, David Morrell stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 4 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Mario Abel Cazares made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 12 wins and 0 draws, with 5 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Morrell had a massive power advantage over Cazares, boosting at 75% knock out percentage over Cazares' 42%.

David Morrell was the younger man by 7 years, at 24 years old.

David Morrell fought out of the southpaw stance, while Mario Abel Cazares was an orthodox fighter.

Morrell was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 less fights, and made his debut in 2019, 3 year and 8 months later than Cazares, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 43 less professional rounds, 10 to Cazares' 53.

Mario Abel Cazares was ranked number 15 by the WBA in the 168lb division.

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Morrell's last 2 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.5 rounds on average.

What time did Morrell vs Cazares start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Morrell vs Cazares?

Morrell vs Cazares was broadcast on FOX in the US.

What were the odds on Morrell vs Cazares?

David Morrell was a 1/25 (-2500) favourite going into the contest, while Mario Abel Cazares made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.