Saucedo vs Salka

Who won Saucedo vs Salka?

Alex Saucedo beat Rod Salka by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, November 2nd, 2019, at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Miguel Berchelt's and Jason Sosa's clash for the WBC World Super Featherweight championship.

Saucedo vs Salka stats

Back in November 2019, Alex Saucedo stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Rod Salka made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 4 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Saucedo had a massive power advantage over Salka, boasting a 64% knockout percentage compared to Salka's 17%.

Alex Saucedo was the younger man by 11 years, at 25 years old.

Saucedo had a height advantage of 3 inches over Salka. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Alex Saucedo and Rod Salka fought out of an orthodox stance.

Saucedo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 years and 3 months later than Salka, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 55 fewer professional rounds, totaling 138 compared to Salka's 193.

Saucedo vs Salka form

Saucedo had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Maurice Hooker on November 16, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Leonardo Zappavigna on June 30, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma.

Going into that contest, he had won against Abner Lopez on March 10, 2018, by knockout in the 7th round at StubHub Center, Carson.

Before that, he had beaten Wilberth Lopez on May 26, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at UIC Pavilion, Illinois.

He had defeated Johnny Garcia on March 17, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

Saucedo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Saucedo vs Salka start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Saucedo vs Salka?

Saucedo vs Salka was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Saucedo vs Salka?

Alex Saucedo was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Rod Salka made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.