Nery vs Arroyo

Who won Nery vs Arroyo?

Luis Nery beat McJoe Arroyo by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday 16th March 2019 at AT&T Stadium in Texas.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Luis Nery.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 KG).

Nery vs Arroyo stats

Back in March 2019, Luis Nery stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 28 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

McJoe Arroyo made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Nery had a massive power advantage over Arroyo, boosting at 79% knock out percentage over Arroyo's 44%.

Luis Nery was the younger man by 9 years, at 24 years old.

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

Both Luis Nery & McJoe Arroyo fought out of a southpaw stance.

Nery was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 year and 2 months later than Arroyo, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 43 more professional rounds, 175 to Arroyo's 132.

Luis Nery went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA and 1 by the WBC at bantamweight.

Nery vs Arroyo form

Luis Nery had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Renson Robles on 1st December 2018 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Arena Pavillón del Norte, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico.

Previous to that, he had beat Jason Canoy on 6th October 2018 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Gasmart Stadium, Baja California.

Going into that contest, he had won against Shinsuke Yamanaka on 1st March 2018 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan.

Before that, he had beat Arthur Villanueva on 4th November 2017 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Gasmart Stadium, Baja California, Mexico.

He had defeated Shinsuke Yamanaka on 15th August 2017 by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at Shimazu Arena, Kyoto, Japan.

Arroyo had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Rau’shee Warren on 29th July 2017 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Jerwin Ancajas on 3rd September 2016 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Strike Coliseum, Bacoor, Philippines.

Going into that contest, he had won against Arthur Villanueva on 18th July 2015 by technical decision in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Mark Anthony Geraldo on 20th December 2014 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at El San Juan Resort and Casino, Carolina, Puerto Rico.

He had beat Hernan Marquez on 14th June 2014 by technical knockout in the 11th round at Arena Jorge Cuesy Serrano, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Luis Nery had been fighting more than McJoe Arroyo.

Going to this contest, Luis Nery had last fought 3 months and 15 days ago, while McJoe Arroyo's last outing had been 1 year, 7 months and 15 days ago.

Nery's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Arroyo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

What time did Nery vs Arroyo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at AT&T Stadium, Texas, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Nery vs Arroyo?

Nery vs Arroyo was broadcast on FOX Sports PPV in the US.

What were the odds on Nery vs Arroyo?

Luis Nery was a 3/100 (-3300) favourite going into the contest, while McJoe Arroyo made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.