Who won Saucedo vs Salka?
Alex Saucedo beat Rod Salka by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday 2nd November 2019 at Dignity Health Sports Park in 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 the way of knock out.
Rod Salka made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 5 loses and 0 draws, with 4 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Saucedo had a massive power advantage over Salka, boosting at 64% knock out percentage over Salka's 17%.
Alex Saucedo was the younger man by 12 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 & 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 year and 3 months later than Salka, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 55 less professional rounds, 138 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 16th November 2018 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma, United States.
Previous to that, he had beat Leonardo Zappavigna on 30th June 2018 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma.
Going into that contest, he had won against Abner Lopez on 10th March 2018 by knockout in the 7th round at StubHub Center, Carson.
Before that, he had beat Wilberth Lopez on 26th May 2017 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at UIC Pavilion, Illinois.
He had defeated Johnny Garcia on 17th March 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Rod Salka made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.
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