Villa vs Chacon

Who won Villa vs Chacon?

Ruben Villa beat Cristian Cruz Chacon by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 13th April 2024 at American Bank Center in Corpus Christi.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 98-92, 98-92 in favor of winner Ruben Villa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jared Anderson beating Ryad Merhy. Also, on the undercard Efe Ajagba defeated Guido Vianello, Henry Lebron was victorious over Charly Suarez, Robson Conceicao beat Jose Ivan Guardado Ortiz and Abdullah Mason defeated Ronal Ron.

Villa vs Chacon stats

Ruben Villa stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Cristian Cruz Chacon made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 6 loses and 1 draw.

Ruben Villa was the same age as Cristian Cruz Chacon, at 27 years old.

Villa had a height advantage of 1 inch over Chacon.

Ruben Villa fought out of the southpaw stance, while Cristian Cruz Chacon was an orthodox fighter.

Villa was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 year and 4 months later than Chacon, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 155 to Chacon's 150.

Villa vs Chacon form

Villa had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Brandon Valdes on 15th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Maickol Lopez Villagrana on 13th May 2023 by knockout in the 5th round at Stockton Arena, Stockton.

Going into that contest, he had beat Horacio Garcia on 15th April 2022 by knockout in the 9th round at DoubleTree Hotel, Ontario.

Before that, he had been beaten by Emanuel Navarrete on 9th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

He had won against Alexei Collado on 31st January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hirsch Coliseum, Louisiana.

Activity check

Villa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Villa vs Chacon start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Villa vs Chacon?

Villa vs Chacon was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Villa vs Chacon?

Ruben Villa was a 1/50 (-5000) favourite going into the contest, while Cristian Cruz Chacon made his way into the ring at 14/1 (+1400) with oddsmakers.