Villa vs Vivas

Who won Villa vs Vivas?

Ruben Villa beat Jose Enrique Durantes Vivas by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, September 20th, 2019, at La Hacienda Event Center, Texas.

The scorecards were announced as 100-89, 100-89, 100-89 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).

Also on the undercard Michael Dutchover lost to Thomas Mattice, and Brandun Lee defeated Milton Arauz.

Villa vs Vivas stats

Back in September 2019, Ruben Villa stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jose Enrique Durantes Vivas made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 17 wins and 0 draws, with 9 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Vivas had a large advantage in power over Villa, boasting a 53% knockout percentage compared to Villa's 31%.

Ruben Villa was the younger man by 3 years, at 22 years old.

Vivas had a height advantage of 1 inch over Villa. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Ruben Villa fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jose Enrique Durantes Vivas was an orthodox fighter.

Villa was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 8 months later than Vivas, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 27 more professional rounds, totaling 165 compared to Vivas' 138.

Ruben Villa went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBO at featherweight.

Activity check

Villa's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.5 rounds on average.

What time did Villa vs Vivas start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at La Hacienda Event Center, Texas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Villa vs Vivas?

Villa vs Vivas was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Villa vs Vivas?

Ruben Villa was a 17/100 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Jose Enrique Durantes Vivas made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.