Valenzuela vs Vargas

Who won Valenzuela vs Vargas?

Jose Valenzuela beat Francisco Vargas by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, April 16th, 2022, at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Errol Spence Jr beating Yordenis Ugas for the WBA Super World Welterweight, WBC World Welterweight and IBF World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Radzhab Butaev lost to Eimantas Stanionis for the WBA World Welterweight and WBA Super World Welterweight belts, Cody Crowley defeated Josesito Lopez, Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz was victorious over Yuriorkis Gamboa, and Brandun Lee beat Zachary Ochoa.

Valenzuela vs Vargas stats

Back in April 2022, Jose Valenzuela stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Francisco Vargas made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Vargas had a slight advantage in power over Valenzuela, with a 70% knockout percentage compared to Valenzuela's 64%.

Jose Valenzuela was the younger man by 14 years, at 23 years old.

Both Jose Valenzuela and Francisco Vargas fought out of an orthodox stance.

Valenzuela was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 8 years and 6 months later than Vargas, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 96 fewer professional rounds, totaling 73 compared to Vargas' 169.

Valenzuela vs Vargas form

Francisco Vargas had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz on June 19, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Toyota Center, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Ezequiel Aviles on October 19, 2019, by split decision in their 9 round contest at Gimnasio Rodrigo M. Quevedo, Chihuahua, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Miguel Berchelt on May 11, 2019, by split decision in the 6th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Convention Center, Tucson, United States.

Before that, he had won against Stephen Smith on December 9, 2017, by technical decision in their 9 round contest at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino Events Center, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Miguel Berchelt on January 28, 2017, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.

Activity check

Valenzuela's last 4 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

Vargas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Valenzuela vs Vargas start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Valenzuela vs Vargas?

Valenzuela vs Vargas 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 Vargas?

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