Sanchez vs Deniega

Who won Sanchez vs Deniega?

Saul Sanchez beat RV Deniega by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Thursday, October 12th, 2023 at Ariake Arena in Koto-Ku.

The scorecards were announced as 79-73, 79-73, 78-74 in favor of winner Saul Sanchez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of John Riel Casimero beating Yukinori Oguni. Also, on the undercard Keita Kurihara lost to Froilan Saludar and Vince Paras defeated Kai Ishizawa.

Sanchez vs Deniega stats

Back in October 2023, Saul Sanchez stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

RV Deniega made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 9 wins and 0 draws, with 6 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Deniega had a slight advantage in power over Sanchez, with a 67% knockout percentage over Sanchez's 63%.

Saul Sanchez was the older man by 2 years, at 26 years old.

Saul Sanchez fought out of the orthodox stance, while RV Deniega was a southpaw.

Sanchez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years and 6 months earlier than Deniega, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 75 more professional rounds, totaling 118 compared to Deniega's 43.

Saul Sanchez went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBO at bantamweight.

Activity check

Sanchez's last 3 fights come over a period of 3 years and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What time did Sanchez vs Deniega start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Ariake Arena, Koto-Ku, Japan, which was 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Sanchez vs Deniega?

Sanchez vs Deniega was broadcast on Fite.tv PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Sanchez vs Deniega?

Saul Sanchez was a 2/9 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while RV Deniega made his way into the ring at 10/3 (+330) with oddsmakers.