Salas vs Ngxeke

Who won Salas vs Ngxeke?

Jose Salas Reyes beat Landi Ngxeke by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, December 13th, 2025, Mexico City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

This contest was for the IBF bantamweight championship of the world.

Salas was defending his his IBF World Bantamweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Landi Ngxeke in December 2025. He had held this belt for 19 days.

Salas vs Ngxeke stats

Jose Salas Reyes stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Landi Ngxeke made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Jose Salas Reyes was the younger man by 7 years, at 23 years old.

Salas had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ngxeke.

Jose Salas Reyes fought out of the southpaw stance, while Landi Ngxeke was an orthodox fighter.

Salas was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 2 years and 5 months later than Ngxeke, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 32 fewer professional rounds, totaling 81 compared to Ngxeke's 113.

Jose Salas Reyes went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at bantamweight.

Landi Ngxeke was ranked number 2 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF in the 118lb division.

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What time did Salas vs Ngxeke start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Mexico City, Mexico, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Salas vs Ngxeke?

Jose Salas Reyes was a 1/9 (-910) favorite going into the contest, while Landi Ngxeke made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+580) with oddsmakers.