Vargas vs Ortiz

Who won Vargas vs Ortiz?

Samuel Vargas beat Silverio Ortiz by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday 29th June 2019 at Scotiabank Convention Centre in Ontario.

The scorecards were announced as 77-75, 77-75, 77-75 in favor of winner Samuel Vargas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).

Vargas vs Ortiz stats

Back in June 2019, Samuel Vargas stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 5 loses and 2 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Silverio Ortiz made his way to the ring with a record of 37 wins, 25 loses and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Ortiz had a slight advantage in power over Vargas, with a 49% knock out percentage over Vargas' 47%.

Samuel Vargas was the younger man by 6 years, at 31 years old.

Vargas had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ortiz. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Samuel Vargas & Silverio Ortiz fought out of an orthodox stance.

Vargas was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 25 less fights, and made his debut in 2010, 9 year and 10 months later than Ortiz, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 124 less professional rounds, 262 to Ortiz's 386.

Vargas vs Ortiz form

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Luis Collazo on 17th March 2019 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Amir Khan on 8th September 2018 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Mauro Maximiliano Godoy on 2nd June 2018 by majority draw in their 10 round contest at Scotiabank Convention Centre, Ontario, Canada.

Before that, he had lost to Danny Garcia on 12th November 2016 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, United States.

He had been beaten by Errol Spence Jr on 11th April 2015 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Barclays Center, New York.

Activity check

Vargas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Ortiz's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.5 rounds on average.

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