Nery vs Castro

Who won Nery vs Castro?

Luis Nery beat Carlos Castro by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, February 5th, 2022, at Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 95-94, 95-94, 96-93 in favor of winner Luis Nery.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

This eliminator appeared on the undercard of Keith Thurman beating Mario Barrios for the WBC World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Abel Ramos lost to Lucas Santamaria, and Leo Santa Cruz defeated Keenan Carbajal.

Nery vs Castro stats

Back in February 2022, Luis Nery stepped into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Carlos Castro made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 27 wins and 0 draws, with 12 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Nery had a massive power advantage over Castro, boasting a 77% knockout percentage compared to Castro's 44%.

Luis Nery was the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

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

Luis Nery fought out of the southpaw stance, while Carlos Castro was an orthodox fighter.

Nery's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Castro's, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 month earlier than Castro, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 1 fewer professional rounds, totaling 181 compared to Castro's 182.

Luis Nery went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBC, and 12 by the WBO at super bantamweight.

Carlos Castro was ranked number 13 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF in the 122lb division.

Nery vs Castro form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Brandon Figueroa on May 15, 2021, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Aaron Alameda on September 26, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Going into that contest, he had won against Juan Carlos Payano on July 20, 2019, by knockout in the 9th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten McJoe Arroyo on March 16, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at AT&T Stadium, Texas.

He had defeated Renson Robles on December 1, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Arena Pavillón del Norte, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico.

Castro had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Oscar Escandon on August 21, 2021, by technical knockout in the 10th round at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Cesar Juarez on July 9, 2020, by technical knockout in the 4th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jesus Ruiz on February 21, 2020, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Celebrity Theater, Arizona.

Before that, he had beaten Daniel Lozano on October 12, 2019, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino, Arizona.

He had won against Mario Diaz on May 11, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Convention Center, Arizona.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Luis Nery had last fought 8 months and 21 days ago, while Carlos Castro's last outing had been 5 months and 15 days ago.

Nery's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Castro's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Nery vs Castro start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST at Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 12:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Nery vs Castro?

Nery vs Castro was broadcast on FOX Sports PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Fite.tv Free UK.

What were the odds on Nery vs Castro?

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