Verdejo vs Najera

Who won Verdejo vs Najera?

Felix Verdejo beat Ivan Najera by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, June 13th, 2015, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 100-88, 100-88, 99-89 in favor of winner Felix Verdejo.

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).

Verdejo vs Najera stats

Back in June 2015, Felix Verdejo stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ivan Najera made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 0 draws, with 8 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Verdejo had a large advantage in power over Najera, boasting a 76% knockout percentage compared to Najera's 50%.

Felix Verdejo was the younger man by 1 year, at 22 years old.

Verdejo had a height advantage of 3 inches over Najera. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Felix Verdejo and Ivan Najera fought out of an orthodox stance.

Verdejo was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 8 months later than Najera, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 59 more professional rounds, totaling 144 compared to Najera's 85.

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Najera's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Verdejo vs Najera?

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