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Feb 27 2016
Saturday

Honda Center, Anaheim, United States

8 round contest @ Super Bantamweight
Christian Esquivel
Esquivel
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25-0-0 
TKO 3

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  • 120-108
  • 120-108
  • 120-108
TKO 3
28-8-0

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The tape

26
Age
30
5' 8" / 172 cm
Height
5' 5" / 166 cm
70.5" / 179 cm
Reach
66.1" / 168 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Tape record

UDUDTKOTKOTKO
Form
TKORTDRTDKOKO
25
Wins
28
20
By KO
21
80
KO%
75
0
Loses
8
Draws
0
2010
Debut
2006

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Rey Vargas vs Christian Esquivel report


Who won Vargas vs Esquivel?

Rey Vargas beat Christian Esquivel by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, February 27th, 2016, at Honda Center, Anaheim.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

Vargas vs Esquivel stats

Back in February 2016, Rey Vargas stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 25 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Christian Esquivel made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, with 21 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Vargas had a slight advantage in power over Esquivel, with a 80% knockout percentage compared to Esquivel's 75%.

Rey Vargas was the younger man by 4 years, at 26 years old.

Vargas had a height advantage of 3 inches over Esquivel. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Rey Vargas and Christian Esquivel fought out of an orthodox stance.

Vargas was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 3 years and 6 months later than Esquivel, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 84 more professional rounds, totaling 246 compared to Esquivel's 162.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Christian Esquivel had been fighting more than Rey Vargas.

Going into this contest, Rey Vargas had last fought 5 months and 22 days ago, while Christian Esquivel's last outing had been 2 months and 8 days ago.

Vargas' last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.7 rounds on average.

Esquivel's last 3 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

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Result

Rey

Vargas

Christian

Esquivel

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Round 1

Vargas
draw
Esquivel
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Rey Vargas

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108

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