Who won Zepeda vs Perez?
Jose Zepeda beat Francisco Javier Perez by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday 19th March 2022 at Gimnasio Municipal "Jose Neri Santos" in Chihuahua.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 KG).
Zepeda vs Perez stats
Back in March 2022, Jose Zepeda stepped into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 27 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Francisco Javier Perez made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 12 loses and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Zepeda had a slight advantage in power over Perez, with a 77% knock out percentage over Perez's 72%.
Jose Zepeda was the older man by 34 years, at 32 years old.
Zepeda had 2-inch reach advantage.
Jose Zepeda fought out of the southpaw stance, while Francisco Javier Perez was an orthodox fighter.
Zepeda was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 months earlier than Perez, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 88 more professional rounds, 197 to Perez's 109.
Jose Zepeda went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC and 5 by the WBO at super lightweight.
Zepeda vs Perez form
Zepeda 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 beat Josue Vargas on 30th October 2021 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States.
Previous to that, he had beat Henry Lundy on 22nd May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Nevada.
Going into that contest, he had won against Ivan Baranchyk on 3rd October 2020 by knockout in the 5th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.
Before that, he had beat Kendo Castaneda on 7th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
He had defeated Jose Pedraza on 14th September 2019 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Activity check
Zepeda's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.
What time did Zepeda vs Perez start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 2:00 AM UTC at Gimnasio Municipal "Jose Neri Santos", Chihuahua, Mexico, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.
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