Nunez vs Escandon

Who won Nunez vs Escandon?

Eduardo Nunez beat Oscar Escandon by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, October 28th, 2023, at Poliforum Benito Juarez, Cancun.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of O’Shaquie Foster beating Eduardo Hernandez for the WBC World Super Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Justis Huni beat Andrew Tabiti.

Nunez vs Escandon stats

Back in October 2023, Eduardo Nunez stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Oscar Escandon made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Nunez had a massive power advantage over Escandon, boasting a 100% knockout percentage compared to Escandon's 67%.

Eduardo Nunez was the younger man by 13 years, at 26 years old.

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

Both Eduardo Nunez and Oscar Escandon fought out of an orthodox stance.

Nunez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 7 years and 3 months later than Escandon, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 78 fewer professional rounds, totaling 102 compared to Escandon's 180.

Eduardo Nunez went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF at super featherweight.

Nunez vs Escandon form

Eduardo Nunez had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jesus Martin Ceyca on March 4, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Polideportivo Juan S. Millan, Culiacan, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had won against Willmank Canonico Brito on September 30, 2022, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Culiacan, Sinaloa.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Osvaldo Maldonado on October 15, 2021, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Auditorio Benito Juarez, Los Mochis.

Before that, he had defeated Guillermo Avila on February 27, 2021, by knockout in the 5th round at Gimnasio Kochul, Los Mochis.

He had won against Gerson Escobar Romero on December 14, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Domo Deportivo, Tulum.

Oscar Escandon had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Carlos Castro on August 21, 2021, by technical knockout in the 10th round at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jhack Tepora on December 21, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Toyota Arena, California.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Brandon Figueroa on September 30, 2018, by knockout in the 10th round at Citizens Business Bank Arena, California.

Before that, he had lost to Tugstsogt Nyambayar on May 26, 2018, by knockout in the 3rd round at Biloxi, Mississippi.

He had been beaten by Gary Russell Jr on May 20, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Eduardo Nunez had been fighting more than Oscar Escandon.

Going into this contest, Eduardo Nunez had last fought 7 months and 24 days ago, while Oscar Escandon's last outing had been 2 years, 2 months and 7 days ago.

Nunez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

Escandon's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Nunez vs Escandon start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Poliforum Benito Juarez, Cancun, 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.

Who broadcast Nunez vs Escandon?

Nunez vs Escandon was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Nunez vs Escandon?

Eduardo Nunez was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Oscar Escandon made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.