Popoca vs Valdez

Who won Popoca vs Valdez?

Arturo Popoca beat Jesus Arechiga Valdez by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, August 31st, 2024, at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 98-92, 96-94 in favor of winner Arturo Popoca.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Diego Pacheco beating Maciej Sulecki. Also on the undercard Cheavon Clarke defeated Efetobor Apochi, Eduardo Nunez was victorious over Miguel Marriaga, and Adelaida Ruiz lost to Ginny Fuchs.

Popoca vs Valdez stats

Back in August 2024, Arturo Popoca stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw.

Jesus Arechiga Valdez made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Arturo Popoca was the same age as Jesus Arechiga Valdez, at 24 years old.

Popoca had a height advantage of 1 inch over Valdez.

Both Arturo Popoca and Jesus Arechiga Valdez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Popoca was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 4 years and 3 months later than Valdez, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 26 fewer professional rounds, totaling 82 compared to Valdez's 108.

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Popoca's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Popoca vs Valdez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:15 PM EST / 5:15 PM PST at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States, which was around 1:15 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Popoca vs Valdez?

Popoca vs Valdez was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Popoca vs Valdez?

Arturo Popoca was a 1/5 (-500) favorite going into the contest, while Jesus Arechiga Valdez made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.