Tepora vs Ortega

Who won Tepora vs Ortega?

Jhack Tepora beat Edivaldo Ortega by technical knockout in the 9th round on Sunday, July 15th, 2018, at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Lucas Martin Matthysse losing to Manny Pacquiao for the WBA World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Moruti Mthalane beat Muhammad Waseem for the IBF World Flyweight belt.

Tepora vs Ortega stats

Back in July 2018, Jhack Tepora stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Edivaldo Ortega made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Tepora had a large advantage in power over Ortega, boasting a 76% knockout percentage compared to Ortega's 46%.

Jhack Tepora was the older man by 31 years, at 25 years old.

Jhack Tepora fought out of the orthodox stance, while Edivaldo Ortega was a southpaw.

Tepora was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 4 months later than Ortega, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 61 fewer professional rounds, totaling 106 compared to Ortega's 167.

Jhack Tepora went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, and 10 by the IBF at featherweight.

Edivaldo Ortega was ranked number 3 by the WBA in the 126lb division.

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Tepora's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Tepora vs Ortega start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 2:00 AM UTC at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Tepora vs Ortega?

Jhack Tepora was a 3/10 (-330) favorite going into the contest, while Edivaldo Ortega made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.