Verdejo vs Vasquez

Who won Verdejo vs Vasquez?

Felix Verdejo beat Bryan Vasquez by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, April 20th, 2019, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 97-93, 98-92 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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Terence Crawford beating Amir Khan for the WBO World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Teofimo Lopez defeated Edis Tatli, and Shakur Stevenson was victorious over Christopher Diaz.

Verdejo vs Vasquez stats

Back in April 2019, Felix Verdejo stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Bryan Vasquez made his way to the ring with a record of 37 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 20 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Verdejo had an advantage in power over Vasquez, with a 67% knockout percentage compared to Vasquez's 54%.

Felix Verdejo was the younger man by 6 years, at 26 years old.

Verdejo had a height advantage of 4 inches over Vasquez. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Felix Verdejo and Bryan Vasquez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Verdejo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 7 years and 2 months later than Vasquez, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 92 fewer professional rounds, totaling 144 compared to Vasquez's 236.

Felix Verdejo went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA, and 14 by the WBO at lightweight.

Bryan Vasquez was ranked number 7 by the WBA in the 135lb division.

Verdejo vs Vasquez form

Verdejo had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Oliver Flores on February 3, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Prior to that, he had defeated Juan Jose Martinez on June 11, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jose Luis Rodriguez on April 16, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Before that, he had won against William Silva on February 27, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

He had beaten Josenilson Dos Santos on December 11, 2015, by knockout in the 2nd round at Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Activity check

Verdejo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Vasquez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Verdejo vs Vasquez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Verdejo vs Vasquez?

Verdejo vs Vasquez was broadcast on ESPN PPV in the US.

What were the odds on Verdejo vs Vasquez?

Felix Verdejo was a 37/100 (-270) favorite going into the contest, while Bryan Vasquez made his way into the ring at 353/100 (+350) with oddsmakers.