Nunez vs Marriaga

Who won Nunez vs Marriaga?

Eduardo Nunez beat Miguel Marriaga by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, August 31st, 2024, at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

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 Diego Pacheco beating Maciej Sulecki. Also on the undercard Cheavon Clarke defeated Efetobor Apochi, Arturo Popoca was victorious over Jesus Arechiga Valdez, and Adelaida Ruiz lost to Ginny Fuchs.

Nunez vs Marriaga stats

Eduardo Nunez stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Miguel Marriaga made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws.

Eduardo Nunez was the younger man by 10 years, at 27 years old.

Marriaga had a height advantage of 2 inches over Nunez. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Eduardo Nunez and Miguel Marriaga fought out of an orthodox stance.

Nunez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 6 years and 3 months later than Marriaga, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 120 fewer professional rounds, totaling 102 compared to Marriaga's 222.

Eduardo Nunez went into the fight ranked number 1 by the IBF at super featherweight.

Nunez vs Marriaga form

Eduardo Nunez had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov on February 16, 2024, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their IBF World Junior Lightweight eliminator fight at Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Oscar Escandon on October 28, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Poliforum Benito Juarez, Cancun, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jesus Martin Ceyca on March 4, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Polideportivo Juan S. Millan, Culiacan.

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

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

Miguel Marriaga had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jono Carroll on March 18, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Michael Conlan on August 6, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The SSE Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Eduardo Ramirez on December 5, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Staples Center, California, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Alfredo Mejia Vargas on December 7, 2019, by knockout in the 6th round at Auditorio GNP Seguros, Puebla, Mexico.

He had won against Ruben Cervera on May 11, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Convention Center, Arizona, United States.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Eduardo Nunez had last fought 6 months and 15 days ago, while Miguel Marriaga's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 13 days ago.

Nunez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Marriaga's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Nunez vs Marriaga start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Nunez vs Marriaga?

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

What were the odds on Nunez vs Marriaga?

Eduardo Nunez was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Miguel Marriaga made his way into the ring at 15/1 (+1500) with oddsmakers.