Carrington vs Palacios

Who won Carrington vs Palacios?

Bruce Carrington beat Rene Osvaldo Palacios by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 4th, 2026, at Wolstein Center, Cleveland.

The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 117-111, 116-112 in favor of winner Bruce Carrington.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

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

Carrington was making his 2nd defense of the WBC World Featherweight Championship. He won this belt against Carlos Castro in January 2026. He had held this belt for 5 months and 6 days.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Abdullah Mason beating Albert Bell for the WBO World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Delante ‘Tiger’ Johnson defeated Christopher Guerrero.

Carrington vs Palacios stats

Bruce Carrington stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Rene Osvaldo Palacios made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 19 wins and 1 draw, with 10 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Carrington had a slight advantage in power over Palacios, with a 59% knockout percentage compared to Palacios' 53%.

Bruce Carrington was the older man by 4 years, at 29 years old.

Carrington had a height advantage of 1 inch over Palacios. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Bruce Carrington and Rene Osvaldo Palacios fought out of an orthodox stance.

Carrington was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 2 years and 1 month later than Palacios, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, totaling 115 compared to Palacios' 100.

Rene Osvaldo Palacios was ranked number 10 by the WBC in the 126lb division.

Carrington vs Palacios form

Carrington remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Carlos Castro on January 31, 2026, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Mateus Heita on July 26, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Featherweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jose Enrique Durantes Vivas on March 29, 2025, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Featherweight final eliminator fight at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Dana Coolwell on November 15, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.

He had beaten Sulaiman Segawa on September 27, 2024, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

Activity check

Carrington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Carrington vs Palacios start?

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

Who broadcast Carrington vs Palacios?

Carrington vs Palacios was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Carrington vs Palacios?

Bruce Carrington was a 7/100 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Rene Osvaldo Palacios made his way into the ring at 29/4 (+790) with oddsmakers.