Walsh vs Guerra Jr

Who won Walsh vs Guerra Jr?

Nico Ali Walsh beat Juan Carlos Guerra Jr by split decision in their 6 round contest on Friday, February 14th, 2025, at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 58-56, 58-56, 58-56 in favor of winner Nico Ali Walsh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 6 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Denys Berinchyk losing to Keyshawn Davis for the WBO World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Xander Zayas beat Slawa Spomer, Vito Mielnicki Jr defeated Connor Coyle, Rohan Polanco was victorious over Jean Carlos Torres, Abdullah Mason beat Manuel Jaimes, and Jared Anderson defeated Marios Kollias.

Walsh vs Guerra Jr stats

Nico Ali Walsh stepped into the ring with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Juan Carlos Guerra Jr made his way to the ring with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Nico Ali Walsh was the younger man by 5 years, at 24 years old.

Walsh had a height advantage of 3 inches over Guerra Jr.

Both Nico Ali Walsh and Juan Carlos Guerra Jr fought out of an orthodox stance.

Walsh was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2021, 3 months earlier than Guerra Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 23 more professional rounds, totaling 57 compared to Guerra Jr's 34.

Walsh vs Guerra Jr form

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Sona Akale on August 26, 2023, by majority decision in their 6 round contest at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, United States.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Danny Rosenberger on May 20, 2023, by split draw in their 8 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Eduardo Ayala on February 3, 2023, by unanimous draw in their 6 round contest at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

Before that, he had drawn with Billy Wagner on October 29, 2022, by unanimous draw in their 6 round contest at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

He had drawn with Reyes Sanchez on August 20, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

Activity check

Walsh's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

What time did Walsh vs Guerra Jr start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 5:15 PM EST / 2:15 PM PST at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States, which was around 10:15 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Walsh vs Guerra Jr?

Walsh vs Guerra Jr was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US.

What were the odds on Walsh vs Guerra Jr?

Nico Ali Walsh was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Juan Carlos Guerra Jr made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.