Norman Jr vs Cuevas

Who won Norman Jr vs Cuevas?

Brian Norman Jr beat Derrieck Cuevas by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, March 29th, 2025, at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This contest was for the WBO welterweight championship of the world.

Norman Jr was making his 2nd defense of the WBO World Welterweight Championship. He was promoted from a secondary belt in August 2024. He has held this belt for a total of 250 days (8 months and 7 days).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Mikaela Mayer beating Sandy Ryan. Also on the undercard Bruce Carrington beat Jose Enrique Durantes Vivas for the WBC World Featherweight belt.

Norman Jr vs Cuevas stats

Brian Norman Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 26 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Derrieck Cuevas made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Norman Jr had a slight advantage in power over Cuevas, with a 77% knockout percentage compared to Cuevas' 70%.

Brian Norman Jr was the younger man by 6 years, at 24 years old.

Cuevas had a height advantage of 1 inch over Norman Jr.

Both Brian Norman Jr and Derrieck Cuevas fought out of an orthodox stance.

Norman Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 years and 3 months later than Cuevas, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 38 fewer professional rounds, totaling 95 compared to Cuevas' 133.

Derrieck Cuevas was ranked number 13 by the WBO in the 147lb division.

Activity check

Norman Jr's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.7 rounds on average.

What time did Norman Jr vs Cuevas start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Norman Jr vs Cuevas?

Norman Jr vs Cuevas was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Norman Jr vs Cuevas?

Brian Norman Jr was a 1/5 (-500) favorite going into the contest, while Derrieck Cuevas made his way into the ring at 17/4 (+430) with oddsmakers.