Sandoval vs Mendoza

Who won Sandoval vs Mendoza?

Sergio Mendoza beat Ricardo Sandoval by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, October 10th, 2026, at Wintrust Arena, Chicago.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

This contest was for the unified flyweight championship of the world, with the WBC, and WBA belts on the line.

Mendoza's captured the WBC World Flyweight Championship, winning the belt against in this fight. He had held this belt for 8 days.

Mendoza's captured the WBA World Flyweight Championship, winning the belt against in this fight. He had held this belt for 8 days.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Floyd Schofield's and Lucas Bahdi's clash for the WBA World Lightweight championship.

Sandoval vs Mendoza stats

Ricardo Sandoval stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sergio Mendoza made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 23 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Mendoza had an advantage in power over Sandoval, with a 85% knockout percentage compared to Sandoval's 67%.

Ricardo Sandoval was the older man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Mendoza had a height advantage of 2 inches over Sandoval.

Both Ricardo Sandoval and Sergio Mendoza fought out of an orthodox stance.

Sandoval was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 6 months earlier than Mendoza, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 52 more professional rounds, totaling 172 compared to Mendoza's 120.

Sergio Mendoza was ranked number 10 by the WBA, and 15 by the WBC in the 112lb division.

Sandoval vs Mendoza form

Sandoval had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Kenshiro Teraji on July 30, 2025, by split decision in their WBC World Flyweight and WBA World Flyweight championship fight at Yokohama Buntai, Yokohama, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Saleto Henderson on February 15, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Angel Acosta on July 6, 2024, by knockout in the 10th round at Toyota Arena, Ontario.

Before that, he had won against Carlos Buitrago on March 30, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round at YouTube Theater, Inglewood.

He had beaten Rocco Santomauro on June 10, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Toyota Arena, Ontario.

Activity check

Sandoval's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 4 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Mendoza's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What time did Sandoval vs Mendoza start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Sandoval vs Mendoza?

Sandoval vs Mendoza was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Sandoval vs Mendoza?

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