Velez vs Alvarado

Who won Velez vs Alvarado?

Rene Alvarado beat Jayson Velez by split decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, July 15th, 2016, at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.

The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 97-93, 96-94 in favor of winner Rene Alvarado.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

Velez vs Alvarado stats

Back in July 2016, Jayson Velez stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses, and 1  draw, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Rene Alvarado made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested that Velez and Alvarado have similar power, both with a 70% knockout percentage.

Jayson Velez was the older man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Velez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Alvarado. Despite this, Alvarado had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Jayson Velez and Rene Alvarado fought out of an orthodox stance.

Velez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 6 months earlier than Alvarado, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 80 fewer professional rounds, totaling 231 compared to Alvarado's 311.

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Velez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.5 rounds on average.

Alvarado's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

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