Boxing Preview: Victor Morales (19-0-1, 9 KOs) vs Jose Ivan Guardado Ortiz (16-2-1, 6 KOs)

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Victor Morales is set to take on Jose Ivan Guardado Ortiz on Saturday, December 14th, 2024, at Toyota Arena, Ontario.

The bout is scheduled for 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, with a weight limit of 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

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Victor Morales steps into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, with 9 of those wins coming by knockout.

Jose Ivan Guardado Ortiz enters the ring with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Morales has a slight power advantage over Ortiz, with a 47% knockout percentage compared to Ortiz’s 38%.

Victor Morales, at 26 years old, is one year older than Ortiz.

Ortiz has a height advantage of 2 inches over Morales.

Both fighters use an orthodox stance.

Morales is the more experienced professional, having had 1 more fight, and making his debut in 2016, 1 year earlier than Ortiz, whose first professional fight was in 2017. Morales has fought 110 professional rounds compared to Ortiz’s 84.

Morales’ last 2 fights have spanned over 1 year, 7 months, and 15 days, averaging approximately one fight every 9 months and 24 days. In those bouts, he fought a total of 12 rounds, averaging 6 rounds per fight.

Victor Morales                                  – 850

Jose Ivan Guardado Ortiz             + 575

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Thursday, December 13, 2024

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