Valenzuela vs Spark

Who won Valenzuela vs Spark?

Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela beat Steve Spark by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, May 6th, 2023, at Estadio Akron, Zapopan.

The scorecards were announced as 96-93, 95-94, 95-94 in favor of winner Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez beating John Ryder for the IBF World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, WBC World Super Middleweight and WBO World Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Oleksandr Gvozdyk beat Ricards Bolotniks, and Julio Cesar Martinez defeated Ronal Batista for the WBC World Flyweight title.

Valenzuela vs Spark stats

Back in May 2023, Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw.

Steve Spark made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela was the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Valenzuela had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela and Steve Spark fought out of an orthodox stance.

Valenzuela was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 months later than Spark, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 106 more professional rounds, totaling 182 compared to Spark's 76.

Steve Spark was ranked number 11 by the WBA, 10 by the WBC, and 7 by the IBF in the 140lb division.

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Valenzuela's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.7 rounds on average.

Spark's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.3 rounds on average.

What time did Valenzuela vs Spark start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM UTC at Estadio Akron, Zapopan, Mexico, which was 8:00 PM EST or 5:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Valenzuela vs Spark?

Valenzuela vs Spark was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Valenzuela vs Spark?

Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela was a 8/13 (-160) favorite going into the contest, while Steve Spark made his way into the ring at 13/10 (+130) with oddsmakers.