Vazquez vs Bey

Who won Vazquez vs Bey?

Mickey Bey beat Miguel Vazquez by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 13th September 2014 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 113-115, 109-119, 115-113 in favor of winner Mickey Bey.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

This contest was for the vacant IBF lightweight championship of the world.

Vazquez vs Bey stats

Back in September 2014, Miguel Vazquez stepped into the ring with a record of 34 wins, 3 loses and 0  draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Mickey Bey made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 10 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Bey had advantage in power over Vazquez, with a 50% knock out percentage over Vazquez's 38%.

Miguel Vazquez was the younger man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Vazquez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Bey. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Miguel Vazquez & Mickey Bey fought out of an orthodox stance.

Vazquez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 8 months later than Bey, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 243 more professional rounds, 404 to Bey's 161.

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Bey's last 2 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.5 rounds on average.

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