Sanchez vs Aguilera

Who won Sanchez vs Aguilera?

Frank Sanchez beat Nagy Aguilera by technical decision in their 6 round contest on Saturday, May 8th, 2021, at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.

The scorecards were announced as 60-54, 60-54, 60-54 in favor of winner Frank Sanchez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez beating Billy Joe Saunders for the WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, WBO World Super Middleweight and The Ring Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Elwin Soto beat Katsunari Takayama for the WBO World Junior Flyweight belt, and Souleymane Cissokho defeated Kieron Conway.

Sanchez vs Aguilera stats

Back in May 2021, Frank Sanchez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Nagy Aguilera made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Sanchez had a slight advantage in power over Aguilera, with a 76% knockout percentage compared to Aguilera's 67%.

Frank Sanchez was the older man by 32 years, at 29 years old.

Sanchez had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Frank Sanchez and Nagy Aguilera fought out of an orthodox stance.

Sanchez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 6 years and 10 months later than Aguilera, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 24 fewer professional rounds, totaling 117 compared to Aguilera's 141.

Frank Sanchez went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBA, 14 by the WBC, and 6 by the WBO at heavyweight.

Sanchez vs Aguilera form

Sanchez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Julian Fernandez on December 19, 2020, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Alamodome, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Brian Howard on November 7, 2020, by knockout in the 4th round at Microsoft Theater, California.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Joey Dawejko on March 7, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Jack Mulowayi on October 26, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Santander Arena, Reading.

He had won against Victor Bisbal on August 31, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota.

Activity check

Sanchez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Sanchez vs Aguilera start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Sanchez vs Aguilera?

Sanchez vs Aguilera was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Sanchez vs Aguilera?

Frank Sanchez was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Nagy Aguilera made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.