Valdez vs Quigg

Who won Valdez vs Quigg?

Oscar Valdez beat Scott Quigg by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 10th, 2018, at StubHub Center, Carson.

The scorecards were announced 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 Quigg stats

Back in March 2018, Oscar Valdez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Scott Quigg made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws.

Oscar Valdez was the younger man by 3 years, at 27 years old.

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

Both Oscar Valdez and Scott Quigg fought out of an orthodox stance.

Valdez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 years and 6 months later than Quigg, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 27 more professional rounds, totaling 227 compared to Quigg's 200.

Scott Quigg was ranked number 10 by the WBO in the 126lb division.

Valdez vs Quigg form

Valdez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Genesis Servania on September 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Convention Center, Tucson, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Miguel Marriaga on April 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.

Going into that contest, he had won against 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.

Before that, he had beaten 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.

He had defeated Evgeny Gradovich on April 9, 2016, by technical knockout in the 4th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Quigg had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Oleg Yefimovych on November 4, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Prior to that, he had won against Viorel Simion on April 29, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jose Cayetano on December 10, 2016, by knockout in the 9th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had been beaten by Carl Frampton on February 27, 2016, by split decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had beaten Kiko Martinez on July 18, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Oscar Valdez had been fighting more than Scott Quigg.

Going into this contest, Oscar Valdez had last fought 5 months and 16 days ago, while Scott Quigg's last outing had been 4 months and 6 days ago.

Valdez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Quigg's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Valdez vs Quigg start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at StubHub Center, Carson, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Valdez vs Quigg?

Valdez vs Quigg 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 Valdez vs Quigg?

Oscar Valdez was a 1/4 (-400) favorite going into the contest, while Scott Quigg made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.