Taylor vs Olvera

Who won Taylor vs Olvera?

Josh Taylor beat Alfonso Olvera by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday 28th January 2017 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 79-72, 78-73, 78-73 in favor of winner Josh Taylor.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).

Taylor vs Olvera stats

Back in January 2017, Josh Taylor stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Alfonso Olvera made his way to the ring with a record of 8 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, with 3 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Taylor had a massive power advantage over Olvera, boosting at 100% knock out percentage over Olvera's 38%.

Josh Taylor was the younger man by 1 year, at 26 years old.

Olvera had a height advantage of 1 inch over Taylor. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Josh Taylor fought out of the southpaw stance, while Alfonso Olvera was an orthodox fighter.

Taylor's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Olvera's, having had 4 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 months later than Olvera, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 61 more professional rounds, 127 to Olvera's 66.

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Taylor's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Taylor vs Olvera?

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