Villa vs Cervera

Who won Villa vs Cervera?

Ruben Villa beat Ruben Cervera by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Friday, January 11th, 2019, at StageWorks, Louisiana.

The scorecards were announced as 80-72, 80-72, 80-72 in favor of winner Ruben Villa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Villa vs Cervera stats

Back in January 2019, Ruben Villa stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ruben Cervera made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 10 wins and 0 draws, with 9 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Cervera had a massive power advantage over Villa, boasting a 90% knockout percentage compared to Villa's 36%.

Ruben Villa was the same age as Ruben Cervera, at 22 years old.

Cervera had a height advantage of 2 inches over Villa. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Ruben Villa fought out of the southpaw stance, while Ruben Cervera was an orthodox fighter.

Villa was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 7 months later than Cervera, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 120 more professional rounds, totaling 165 compared to Cervera's 45.

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Villa's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 11 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 Villa vs Cervera?

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