Nery vs Payano

Who won Nery vs Payano?

Luis Nery beat Juan Carlos Payano by knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, July 20th, 2019, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

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 fight appeared on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao beating Keith Thurman for the WBA Super World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Caleb Plant beat Mike Lee for the IBF World Super Middleweight belt, Yordenis Ugas defeated Omar Figueroa Jr, Sergey Lipinets was victorious over Jayar Inson, and Efe Ajagba beat Ali Eren Demirezen.

Nery vs Payano stats

Back in July 2019, Luis Nery stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 29 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Juan Carlos Payano made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Nery had a massive power advantage over Payano, boasting a 79% knockout percentage compared to Payano's 43%.

Luis Nery was the younger man by 10 years, at 25 years old.

Both Luis Nery and Juan Carlos Payano fought out of a southpaw stance.

Nery was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 8 months later than Payano, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, totaling 181 compared to Payano's 174.

Luis Nery went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA, and 1 by the WBC at bantamweight.

Juan Carlos Payano was ranked number 10 by the WBA, 6 by the WBC, and 10 by the WBO in the 118lb division.

Nery vs Payano form

Luis Nery had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against McJoe Arroyo on March 16, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at AT&T Stadium, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Renson Robles on December 1, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Arena Pavillón del Norte, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jason Canoy on October 6, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Gasmart Stadium, Baja California.

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

He had won against Arthur Villanueva on November 4, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Gasmart Stadium, Baja California, Mexico.

Juan Carlos Payano had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Damien Vazquez on March 9, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Naoya Inoue on October 7, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Arena, Kanagawa, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Alexis Santiago on August 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Sam's Town Hotel, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had lost to Rau’shee Warren on June 18, 2016, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Bantamweight championship fight at UIC Pavilion, Chicago.

He had beaten Rau’shee Warren on August 2, 2015, by split decision in their WBA Super World Bantamweight championship fight at Full Sail University, Winter Park.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Luis Nery had last fought 4 months and 4 days ago, while Juan Carlos Payano's last outing had been 4 months and 11 days ago.

Nery's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Payano's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Nery vs Payano start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Nery vs Payano?

Nery vs Payano was broadcast on FOX Sports PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by ITV Box Office.

What were the odds on Nery vs Payano?

Luis Nery was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Juan Carlos Payano made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.