Verdejo vs Silva

Who won Verdejo vs Silva?

Felix Verdejo beat William Silva by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, February 27th, 2016, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 100-90, 100-90 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 Silva stats

Back in February 2016, Felix Verdejo stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

William Silva made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 23 wins and 0 draws, with 14 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Verdejo had an advantage in power over Silva, with a 74% knockout percentage compared to Silva's 61%.

Felix Verdejo was the younger man by 6 years, at 23 years old.

Silva had a height advantage of 4 inches over Verdejo. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Felix Verdejo and William Silva fought out of an orthodox stance.

Verdejo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 years and 4 months later than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 40 fewer professional rounds, totaling 144 compared to Silva's 184.

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Verdejo's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Verdejo vs Silva?

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