Tellez vs Gonzalez

Who won Tellez vs Gonzalez?

Yoenis Tellez beat Johan Gonzalez by knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, October 19th, 2024, at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Bakhram Murtazaliev beating Tim Tszyu for the IBF World Junior Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Cesar Mateo Tapia defeated Endry Saavedra.

Tellez vs Gonzalez stats

Back in October 2024, Yoenis Tellez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Johan Gonzalez made his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 34 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Gonzalez had a large advantage in power over Tellez, boasting a 97% knockout percentage compared to Tellez's 75%.

Yoenis Tellez was the younger man by 9 years, at 24 years old.

Both Yoenis Tellez and Johan Gonzalez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Tellez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 30 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 3 years later than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 67 fewer professional rounds, totaling 46 compared to Gonzalez's 113.

Yoenis Tellez went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA, 8 by the WBC, and 15 by the WBO at super welterweight.

Johan Gonzalez was ranked number 10 by the WBA in the 154lb division.

Tellez vs Gonzalez form

Tellez remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Joseph Jackson on April 26, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Livan Navarro on December 15, 2023, by knockout in the 10th round at Caribe Royale Resort, Orlando.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Sergio Garcia on July 29, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Cameron Krael on May 12, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando.

He had beaten Alberto Delgado on March 25, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando.

Activity check

Tellez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

Gonzalez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.5 rounds on average.

What time did Tellez vs Gonzalez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Tellez vs Gonzalez?

Tellez vs Gonzalez was broadcast on Amazon Prime Video in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Tellez vs Gonzalez?

Yoenis Tellez was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Johan Gonzalez made his way into the ring at 15/2 (+750) with oddsmakers.