Jerusalem vs Castillo

Who won Jerusalem vs Castillo?

Melvin Jerusalem beat Luis Angel Castillo by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday, September 22nd, 2024, at Mandaluyong City College Gymnasium, Metro Manila.

The scorecards were announced as 118-109, 120-107, 120-107 in favor of winner Melvin Jerusalem.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Minimumweight division, which meant the weight limit was 105 pounds (7.5 stone or 47.6 kg).

This contest was for the WBC minimumweight championship of the world.

Jerusalem vs Castillo stats

Back in September 2024, Melvin Jerusalem stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.

Luis Angel Castillo made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 21 wins and 1 draw.

Melvin Jerusalem was the older man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Castillo had a height advantage of 4 inches over Jerusalem. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Melvin Jerusalem and Luis Angel Castillo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Jerusalem was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 5 months later than Castillo, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 54 more professional rounds, totaling 164 compared to Castillo's 110.

Luis Angel Castillo was ranked number 9 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, and 1 by the WBO in the 105lb division.

Jerusalem vs Castillo form

Jerusalem 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 won against Yudai Shigeoka on March 31, 2024, by split decision in their WBC World Minimumweight championship fight at International Conference Hall, Nagoya, Japan.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Oscar Collazo on May 27, 2023, by split decision in the 7th round in their WBO World Minimumweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Masataka Taniguchi on January 6, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO World Minimumweight championship fight at EDION Arena Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

Before that, he had beaten Michael Camelion on August 24, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Sanman Gym, General Santos City, Philippines.

He had defeated Ramel Antaran on February 26, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Sanman Gym, General Santos City.

Activity check

Jerusalem's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Jerusalem vs Castillo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Mandaluyong City College Gymnasium, Metro Manila, Philippines, which was 7:00 AM EST or 4:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Jerusalem vs Castillo?

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