Nery vs Villanueva

Who won Nery vs Villanueva?

Luis Nery beat Arthur Villanueva by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, November 4th, 2017, at Gasmart Stadium, Baja California.

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 Villanueva stats

Back in November 2017, Luis Nery stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Arthur Villanueva made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Luis Nery was the younger man by 6 years, at 22 years old.

Villanueva had a 5-inch reach advantage.

Luis Nery fought out of the southpaw stance, while Arthur Villanueva was an orthodox fighter.

Nery was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 5 months later than Villanueva, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 93 fewer professional rounds, totaling 181 compared to Villanueva's 274.

Arthur Villanueva was ranked number 8 by the WBC in the 118lb division.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Luis Nery had last fought 2 months and 20 days ago, while Arthur Villanueva's last outing had been 6 months and 13 days ago.

Nery's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Villanueva's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Nery vs Villanueva start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Gasmart Stadium, Baja California, Mexico, which was 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Nery vs Villanueva?

Luis Nery was a 13/100 (-770) favorite going into the contest, while Arthur Villanueva made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.