Torrez Jr vs Moore

Who won Torrez Jr vs Moore?

Richard Torrez Jr beat Brandon Moore by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, May 18th, 2024, at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Emanuel Navarrete losing to Denys Berinchyk for the WBO World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Giovani Santillan was overcome by Brian Norman Jr for the WBO Interim World Welterweight belt.

Torrez Jr vs Moore stats

Back in May 2024, Richard Torrez Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Brandon Moore made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 14 wins and 0 draws.

Richard Torrez Jr was the younger man by 5 years, at 25 years old.

Moore had a height advantage of 4 inches over Torrez Jr.

Richard Torrez Jr fought out of the southpaw stance, while Brandon Moore was an orthodox fighter.

Torrez Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 2 years and 4 months later than Moore, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 36 fewer professional rounds, totaling 25 compared to Moore's 61.

Torrez Jr vs Moore form

Torrez Jr remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Curtis Harper on December 9, 2023, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Charles F. Dodge City Center, Pembroke Pines, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Tyrrell Anthony Herndon on October 14, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Fort Bend Epicenter, Rosenberg.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Willie Jake Jr on August 12, 2023, by knockout in the 1st round at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

Before that, he had won against James Bryant on February 3, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

He had beaten Ahmed Hefny on October 29, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

Activity check

Torrez Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Torrez Jr vs Moore start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:30 PM EST / 6:30 PM PST at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States, which was around 2:30 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Torrez Jr vs Moore?

Torrez Jr vs Moore was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Torrez Jr vs Moore?

Richard Torrez Jr was a 1/12 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Brandon Moore made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.