Ortiz Jr vs Salgado

Who won Ortiz Jr vs Salgado?

Vergil Ortiz Jr beat Juan Carlos Salgado by knockout in the 3rd round on Monday, July 23rd, 2018, at Belasco Theater, California.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

Ortiz Jr vs Salgado stats

Back in July 2018, Vergil Ortiz Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Juan Carlos Salgado made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ortiz Jr had a massive power advantage over Salgado, boasting a 100% knockout percentage compared to Salgado's 59%.

Vergil Ortiz Jr was the younger man by 13 years, at 20 years old.

Ortiz Jr had a height advantage of 1 inch over Salgado. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Vergil Ortiz Jr and Juan Carlos Salgado fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ortiz Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 27 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 13 years and 4 months later than Salgado, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 120 fewer professional rounds, totaling 83 compared to Salgado's 203.

Vergil Ortiz Jr went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBO at super lightweight.

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Ortiz Jr's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Ortiz Jr vs Salgado?

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