Who won Sanchez vs Howard?

Frank Sanchez beat Brian Howard by knockout in the 4th round on Saturday 7th November 2020 at Microsoft Theater in California.

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 Luis Ortiz's and Alexander Flores' clash.

Sanchez vs Howard stats

Frank Sanchez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Brian Howard made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Howard had a slight advantage in power over Sanchez, with a 80% knock out percentage over Sanchez's 73%.

Frank Sanchez was the younger man by 13 years, at 29 years old.

Sanchez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Howard.

Both Frank Sanchez & Brian Howard fought out of an orthodox stance.

Sanchez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 less fights, and made his debut in 2017, 7 year and 4 months later than Howard, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 23 more professional rounds, 89 to Howard's 66.

Frank Sanchez went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBA and 9 by the WBO at heavyweight.

Sanchez vs Howard form

Sanchez remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Efe Ajagba on 9th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Nagy Aguilera on 8th May 2021 by technical decision in their 6 round contest at AT&T Stadium, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had beat Julian Fernandez on 19th December 2020 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Alamodome, Texas.

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

He had beat Joey Dawejko on 7th March 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Activity check

Sanchez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Sanchez vs Howard start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Microsoft Theater, California, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Sanchez vs Howard?

Sanchez vs Howard was broadcast on FOX in the US.

What were the odds on Sanchez vs Howard?

Frank Sanchez was a (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Brian Howard made his way into the ring at (+100) with oddsmakers.