Morrell vs Falcao

Who won Morrell vs Falcao?

David Morrell beat Yamaguchi Falcao by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, April 22nd, 2023, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

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 vacant WBA super middleweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis beating Ryan Garcia. Also on the undercard Bektemir Melikuziev beat Gabriel Rosado, Elijah Garcia defeated Kevin Salgado, Fiodor Czerkaszyn was victorious over Elias Espadas, and Vito Mielnicki Jr beat Jose Sanchez Charles.

Morrell vs Falcao stats

Back in April 2023, David Morrell stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Yamaguchi Falcao made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

David Morrell was the younger man by 10 years, at 25 years old.

Morrell had a height advantage of 3 inches over Falcao. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

David Morrell fought out of the southpaw stance, while Yamaguchi Falcao was an orthodox fighter.

Morrell was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years and 7 months later than Falcao, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 119 fewer professional rounds, totaling 54 compared to Falcao's 173.

Morrell vs Falcao form

Morrell remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Aidos Yerbossynuly on November 5, 2022, by knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Minneapolis, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Kalvin Henderson on June 4, 2022, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Minnesota.

Going into that contest, he had won against Alantez Fox on December 18, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Minnesota.

Before that, he had beaten Mario Abel Cazares on June 27, 2021, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota.

He had defeated Mike Gavronski on December 26, 2020, by knockout in the 3rd round at Shrine Exposition Center, California.

Activity check

Morrell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

Falcao's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Morrell vs Falcao start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Morrell vs Falcao?

Morrell vs Falcao was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Morrell vs Falcao?

David Morrell was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Yamaguchi Falcao made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.