Ortiz vs Leon

Who won Ortiz vs Leon?

Victor Ortiz beat Gilberto Sanchez Leon by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday 12th December 2015 at AT&T Center in Texas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 KG).

Ortiz vs Leon stats

Back in December 2015, Victor Ortiz stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 5 loses and 2 draws, 23 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Gilberto Sanchez Leon made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 13 loses and 2 draws, with 13 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Ortiz had a massive power advantage over Leon, boosting at 77% knock out percentage over Leon's 38%.

Victor Ortiz was the younger man by 6 years, at 29 years old.

Leon had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ortiz. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Victor Ortiz & Gilberto Sanchez Leon fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ortiz was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 less fights, and made his debut in 2004, 5 year and 11 months later than Leon, whose first professional fight was in 1998. He had fought 112 less professional rounds, 201 to Leon's 313.

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