Saucedo vs Zappavigna

Who won Saucedo vs Zappavigna?

Alex Saucedo beat Leonardo Zappavigna by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, June 30th, 2018, at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 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 Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez's and Roamer Alexis Angulo's clash for the WBO World Super Middleweight championship.

Saucedo vs Zappavigna stats

Back in June 2018, Alex Saucedo stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 27 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Leonardo Zappavigna made his way to the ring with a record of 37 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 27 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Zappavigna had a slight advantage in power over Saucedo, with a 73% knockout percentage compared to Saucedo's 63%.

Alex Saucedo was the younger man by 7 years, at 24 years old.

Saucedo had a height advantage of 4 inches over Zappavigna. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Alex Saucedo and Leonardo Zappavigna fought out of an orthodox stance.

Saucedo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 years and 5 months later than Zappavigna, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 57 fewer professional rounds, totaling 138 compared to Zappavigna's 195.

Alex Saucedo went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, and 1 by the WBO at super lightweight.

Leonardo Zappavigna was ranked number 7 by the WBO in the 140lb division.

Activity check

Saucedo's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.7 rounds on average.

What time did Saucedo vs Zappavigna start?

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

What were the odds on Saucedo vs Zappavigna?

Alex Saucedo was a 7/50 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Leonardo Zappavigna made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.