Valenzuela vs Colbert

Who won Valenzuela vs Colbert?

Chris Colbert beat Jose Valenzuela by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, March 25th, 2023, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 95-94, 95-94, 95-94 in favor of winner Chris Colbert.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This final_eliminator appeared on the undercard of Caleb Plant losing to David Benavidez for the WBC World Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Jesus Ramos beat Joseph Spencer, and Cody Crowley defeated Abel Ramos for the WBC World Welterweight title.

Valenzuela vs Colbert stats

Back in March 2023, Jose Valenzuela stepped into the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Chris Colbert made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Valenzuela had a large advantage in power over Colbert, boasting a 67% knockout percentage compared to Colbert's 38%.

Jose Valenzuela was the younger man by 3 years, at 24 years old.

Colbert had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Jose Valenzuela and Chris Colbert fought out of an orthodox stance.

Valenzuela was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 years and 3 months later than Colbert, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 69 fewer professional rounds, totaling 73 compared to Colbert's 142.

Valenzuela vs Colbert form

Valenzuela 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 lost to Edwin De Los Santos on September 4, 2022, by knockout in the 3rd round at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Francisco Vargas on April 16, 2022, by knockout in the 1st round at AT&T Stadium, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Austin Dulay on December 18, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Armory, Minnesota.

Before that, he had beaten Deiner Berrio on September 18, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Mechanics Bank Arena, California.

He had defeated Donte Strayhorn on August 21, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada.

Colbert had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Hector Luis Garcia on February 26, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Tugstsogt Nyambayar on July 3, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jaime Arboleda on December 12, 2020, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA Interim World Super Featherweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Before that, he had beaten Jezreel Corrales on January 18, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Featherweight championship fight at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania.

He had won against Miguel Beltran Jr on September 21, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Rabobank Theater, California.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jose Valenzuela had been fighting more than Chris Colbert.

Going into this contest, Jose Valenzuela had last fought 6 months and 21 days ago, while Chris Colbert's last outing had been 1 year and 27 days ago.

Valenzuela's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Colbert's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Valenzuela vs Colbert start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Valenzuela vs Colbert?

Valenzuela vs Colbert was broadcast on Showtime PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by TrillerTV PPV UK.

What were the odds on Valenzuela vs Colbert?

Jose Valenzuela was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Chris Colbert made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.