Jacobs vs Mora

Who won Jacobs vs Mora?

Daniel Jacobs beat Sergio Mora by technical knockout in the 7th round on Friday, September 9th, 2016, at Santander Arena, Reading.

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 WBA middleweight championship of the world.

Jacobs vs Mora stats

Back in September 2016, Daniel Jacobs stepped into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 1 loss, and 0  draws, 28 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sergio Mora made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Jacobs had a massive power advantage over Mora, boasting a 90% knockout percentage compared to Mora's 32%.

Daniel Jacobs was the younger man by 6 years, at 29 years old.

Both Daniel Jacobs and Sergio Mora fought out of an orthodox stance.

Jacobs was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 7 years and 3 months later than Mora, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 33 fewer professional rounds, totaling 208 compared to Mora's 241.

Jacobs vs Mora form

Daniel Jacobs had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Peter Quillin on December 5, 2015, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Sergio Mora on August 1, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Caleb Truax on April 24, 2015, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at UIC Pavilion, Chicago.

Before that, he had won against Jarrod Fletcher on August 9, 2014, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

He had beaten Milton Nunez on March 15, 2014, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

Activity check

Jacobs' 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 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

What time did Jacobs vs Mora start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Santander Arena, Reading, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Jacobs vs Mora?

Jacobs vs Mora was broadcast on Spike in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Jacobs vs Mora?

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