Mares vs Gonzalez

Who won Mares vs Gonzalez?

Jhonny Gonzalez beat Abner Mares by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, August 24th, 2013, at StubHub Center, Carson.

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.

Mares vs Gonzalez stats

Back in August 2013, Abner Mares stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 26 wins, zero losses, and 1  draw, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jhonny Gonzalez made his way to the ring with a record of 54 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, with 46 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Gonzalez had a massive power advantage over Mares, boasting a 85% knockout percentage compared to Mares' 54%.

Abner Mares was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Gonzalez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Mares. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Abner Mares and Jhonny Gonzalez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Mares was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 35 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2005, 5 years and 4 months later than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 1999. He had fought 138 fewer professional rounds, totaling 284 compared to Gonzalez's 422.

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