Tapia vs Saavedra

Who won Tapia vs Saavedra?

Cesar Mateo Tapia drew with Endry Saavedra by majority draw in their 10 round contest on Saturday, October 19th, 2024, at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando.

The scorecards were announced as 94-92, 93-93, 93-93, meaning it was a majority draw.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Bakhram Murtazaliev beating Tim Tszyu for the IBF World Junior Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Yoenis Tellez beat Johan Gonzalez.

Tapia vs Saavedra stats

Cesar Mateo Tapia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Endry Saavedra made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Saavedra had a large advantage in power over Tapia, boasting a 81% knockout percentage compared to Tapia's 59%.

Cesar Mateo Tapia was the younger man by 7 years, at 26 years old.

Tapia had a height advantage of 2 inches over Saavedra.

Both Cesar Mateo Tapia and Endry Saavedra fought out of an orthodox stance.

Tapia was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Saavedra, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, totaling 102 compared to Saavedra's 78.

Cesar Mateo Tapia went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBO, and 14 by the IBF at middleweight.

Endry Saavedra was ranked number 6 by the WBO in the 160lb division.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Endry Saavedra had been fighting more than Cesar Mateo Tapia.

Going into this contest, Cesar Mateo Tapia had last fought 5 months and 25 days ago, while Endry Saavedra's last outing had been 7 months and 6 days ago.

What time did Tapia vs Saavedra start?

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

Who broadcast Tapia vs Saavedra?

Tapia vs Saavedra was broadcast on Amazon Prime Video in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Tapia vs Saavedra?

Cesar Mateo Tapia was a 1/2 (-200) favorite going into the contest, while Endry Saavedra made his way into the ring at 13/8 (+160) with oddsmakers.