Sanchez vs Fernandez

Who won Sanchez vs Fernandez?

Frank Sanchez beat Julian Fernandez by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, December 19th, 2020, at Alamodome, Texas.

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's and Callum Smith's clash for the WBC World Super Middleweight and WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship.

Sanchez vs Fernandez stats

Back in December 2020, Frank Sanchez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Julian Fernandez made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Fernandez had a slight advantage in power over Sanchez, with a 79% knockout percentage compared to Sanchez's 75%.

Frank Sanchez was the older man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Both Frank Sanchez and Julian Fernandez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Sanchez was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2017, 9 months later than Fernandez, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 73 more professional rounds, totaling 117 compared to Fernandez's 44.

Frank Sanchez went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBA, 14 by the WBC, and 7 by the WBO at heavyweight.

Sanchez vs Fernandez form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Brian Howard on November 7, 2020, by knockout in the 4th round at Microsoft Theater, California, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had won against Jack Mulowayi on October 26, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Santander Arena, Reading.

Before that, he had beaten Victor Bisbal on August 31, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota.

He had defeated Jason Bergman on July 13, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota.

Activity check

Sanchez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Sanchez vs Fernandez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Alamodome, Texas, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Sanchez vs Fernandez?

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

What were the odds on Sanchez vs Fernandez?

Frank Sanchez was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Julian Fernandez made his way into the ring at 25/2 (+1300) with oddsmakers.