Valdez vs Marriaga

Who won Valdez vs Marriaga?

Oscar Valdez beat Miguel Marriaga by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 22nd, 2017, at StubHub Center, Carson.

The scorecards were announced as 119-108, 118-109, 116-111 in favor of winner Oscar Valdez.

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 contest was for the WBO featherweight championship of the world.

Valdez vs Marriaga stats

Back in April 2017, Oscar Valdez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Miguel Marriaga made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 21 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Valdez had a slight advantage in power over Marriaga, with a 90% knockout percentage compared to Marriaga's 84%.

Oscar Valdez was the younger man by 5 years, at 26 years old.

Marriaga had a height advantage of 3 inches over Valdez. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Oscar Valdez and Miguel Marriaga fought out of an orthodox stance.

Valdez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 4 months later than Marriaga, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, totaling 227 compared to Marriaga's 222.

Miguel Marriaga was ranked number 1 by the WBO in the 126lb division.

Valdez vs Marriaga form

Oscar Valdez had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Hiroshige Osawa on November 5, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Matias Carlos Adrian Rueda on July 23, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Evgeny Gradovich on April 9, 2016, by technical knockout in the 4th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Ernie Sanchez on December 12, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Convention Center, Tucson.

He had beaten Chris Avalos on September 11, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Valdez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

What time did Valdez vs Marriaga start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at StubHub Center, Carson, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Valdez vs Marriaga?

The fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Valdez vs Marriaga?

Oscar Valdez was a 2/25 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Miguel Marriaga made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.