Charlo vs Cota

Who won Charlo vs Cota?

Jermell Charlo beat Jorge Cota by knockout in the 3rd round on Sunday, June 23rd, 2019, at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada.

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).

The undercard featured the clash of Rigondeaux vs Ceja for the WBC World Super Bantamweight championship.

Charlo vs Cota stats

Back in June 2019, Jermell Charlo stepped into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jorge Cota made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 25 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Cota had a massive power advantage over Charlo, boasting a 89% knockout percentage compared to Charlo's 48%.

Jermell Charlo was the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Both Jermell Charlo and Jorge Cota fought out of an orthodox stance.

Charlo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Cota, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 125 more professional rounds, totaling 268 compared to Cota's 143.

Jorge Cota was ranked number 1 by the WBC in the 154lb division.

Charlo vs Cota form

Charlo had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Tony Harrison on December 22, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Austin Trout on June 9, 2018, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.

Going into that contest, he had won against Erickson Lubin on October 14, 2017, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had beaten Charles Hatley on April 22, 2017, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

He had defeated John Jackson on May 21, 2016, by knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Charlo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Cota's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.7 rounds on average.

What time did Charlo vs Cota start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Charlo vs Cota?

Charlo vs Cota was broadcast on FOX in the US.

What were the odds on Charlo vs Cota?

Jermell Charlo was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Jorge Cota made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.