Who won Vargas vs Aviles?
Francisco Vargas beat Ezequiel Aviles by split decision in their 9 round contest on Saturday 19th October 2019 at Gimnasio Rodrigo M. Quevedo in Chihuahua.
The scorecards were announced as 96-97, 98-94, 98-94 in favor of winner Francisco Vargas.
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).
The undercard featured the clash of Duarte vs Solano.
Vargas vs Aviles stats
Back in October 2019, Francisco Vargas stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 loses and 2 draws, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Ezequiel Aviles made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 4 loses and 3 draws, with 6 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Vargas had a massive power advantage over Aviles, boosting at 72% knock out percentage over Aviles' 38%.
Francisco Vargas was the older man by 8 years, at 35 years old.
Both Francisco Vargas & Ezequiel Aviles fought out of an orthodox stance.
Vargas was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 months earlier than Aviles, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 45 more professional rounds, 169 to Aviles' 124.
Vargas vs Aviles form
Vargas had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Miguel Berchelt on 11th May 2019 by in the 6th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Convention Center, Tucson, United States.
Previous to that, he had beat Stephen Smith on 9th December 2017 by technical decision in their 9 round contest at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino Events Center, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Miguel Berchelt on 28th January 2017 by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.
Before that, he had drawn with Orlando Salido on 4th June 2016 by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.
He had won against Takashi Miura on 21st November 2015 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Events Center, Las Vegas.
Activity check
Vargas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.
What time did Vargas vs Aviles start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Gimnasio Rodrigo M. Quevedo, Chihuahua, Mexico, which was 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Vargas vs Aviles?
Vargas vs Aviles was broadcast on Facebook Watch UK in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by Facebook Watch.
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