Sanchez vs Fa

Who won Sanchez vs Fa?

Frank Sanchez beat Junior Fa by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday 23rd December 2023 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.

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 Anthony Joshua beating Otto Wallin. Also, on the undercard Deontay Wilder lost to Joseph Parker, Dmitry Bivol defeated Lyndon Arthur for the WBA Super World Light Heavyweight title, Jai Opetaia was victorious over Ellis Zorro for the The Ring Cruiserweight championship, Daniel Dubois beat Jarrell Miller, Filip Hrgovic defeated Mark de Mori and Arslanbek Makhmudov was defeated by Agit Kabayel.

Sanchez vs Fa stats

Back in December 2023, Frank Sanchez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Junior Fa made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws.

Frank Sanchez was the younger man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Fa had a height advantage of 1 inch over Sanchez. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Frank Sanchez & Junior Fa fought out of an orthodox stance.

Sanchez was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 7 months later than Fa, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 110 to Fa's 103.

Frank Sanchez went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, 4 by the WBO and 6 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Junior Fa was ranked number 10 by the WBA in the 201lb division.

Sanchez vs Fa form

Sanchez remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Scott Alexander on 30th September 2023 by technical knockout in the 4th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Daniel Martz on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

Going into that contest, he had beat Carlos Negron on 15th October 2022 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.

Before that, he had won against Christian Hammer on 1st January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida.

He had beat Efe Ajagba on 9th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada.

Fa had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Lucas Browne on 5th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Marvel Stadium, Victoria, Australia.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Joseph Parker on 27th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Devin Vargas on 15th November 2019 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Salt Palace, Utah, United States.

Before that, he had won against Dominick Guinn on 28th June 2019 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pechanga Resort & Casino, California.

He had defeated Newfel Ouatah on 2nd March 2019 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Voinovich Center, Ohio.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Frank Sanchez had been fighting more than Junior Fa.

Going to this contest, Frank Sanchez had last fought 2 months and 23 days ago, while Junior Fa's last outing had been 1 year, 6 months and 18 days ago.

Sanchez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Fa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Sanchez vs Fa start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 4:40 PM UTC at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 11:40 AM EST or 8:40 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:40 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Sanchez vs Fa?

Sanchez vs Fa was broadcast on DAZN PPV UK in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN PPV.

What were the odds on Sanchez vs Fa?

Frank Sanchez was a 1/33 (-3300) favourite going into the contest, while Junior Fa made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.