Perez vs Maicelo

Who won Perez vs Maicelo?

Darleys Perez beat Jonathan Maicelo by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, January 9th, 2015, at Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez.

The scorecards were announced as 118-108, 118-109, 120-107 in favor of winner Darleys Perez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This contest was for the vacant WBA lightweight championship of the world.

Perez vs Maicelo stats

Back in January 2015, Darleys Perez stepped into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 1 loss, and 0  draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jonathan Maicelo made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Perez had a slight advantage in power over Maicelo, with a 65% knockout percentage compared to Maicelo's 57%.

Darleys Perez was the same age as Jonathan Maicelo, at 32 years old.

Perez had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Darleys Perez and Jonathan Maicelo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Perez was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 10 months later than Maicelo, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 42 more professional rounds, totaling 223 compared to Maicelo's 181.

Activity check

Perez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

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