Canelo vs Jacobs

Who won Canelo vs Jacobs?

Canelo Alvarez beat Daniel Jacobs by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 4th, 2019, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 116-112, 115-113 in favor of winner Canelo Alvarez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This contest was for the undisputed middleweight championship of the world, with the IBF, WBA, WBC, and The Ring belts on the line.

Also on the undercard Lamont Roach was victorious over Jonathan Oquendo, Vergil Ortiz Jr beat Mauricio Herrera, John Ryder defeated Bilal Akkawy for the WBA Interim World Super Middleweight title, and Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz was victorious over Freddy Fonseca.

Canelo vs Jacobs stats

Back in May 2019, Canelo Alvarez stepped into the ring with a record of 51 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws, 35 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Daniel Jacobs made his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 29 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Jacobs had an advantage in power over Canelo, with a 83% knockout percentage compared to Canelo's 69%.

Canelo Alvarez was the younger man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Jacobs had a height advantage of 3 inches over Canelo. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Canelo Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs fought out of an orthodox stance.

Canelo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 2 years and 1 month earlier than Jacobs, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 300 more professional rounds, totaling 508 compared to Jacobs' 208.

Canelo vs Jacobs form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Rocky Fielding on December 15, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Gennady Golovkin on September 15, 2018, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Middleweight, WBC World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Gennady Golovkin on September 16, 2017, by split draw in their WBC World Middleweight, WBA Super World Middleweight, IBF World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr on May 6, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Liam Smith on September 17, 2016, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at AT&T Stadium, Texas.

Jacobs had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Sergiy Derevyanchenko on October 27, 2018, by split decision in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Hulu Theater @ MSG, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Maciej Sulecki on April 28, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had won against Luis Arias on November 11, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Nassau Coliseum, New York.

Before that, he had been beaten by Gennady Golovkin on March 18, 2017, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight, WBC World Middleweight and WBA Super World Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had defeated Sergio Mora on September 9, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Santander Arena, Reading.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Canelo Alvarez had been fighting more than Daniel Jacobs.

Going into this contest, Canelo Alvarez had last fought 4 months and 19 days ago, while Daniel Jacobs' last outing had been 6 months and 7 days ago.

Canelo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Jacobs' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Canelo vs Jacobs start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:15 PM EST / 8:15 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:15 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Canelo vs Jacobs?

Canelo vs Jacobs was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Canelo vs Jacobs?

Canelo Alvarez was a 1/5 (-500) favorite going into the contest, while Daniel Jacobs made his way into the ring at 87/20 (+430) with oddsmakers.