Beltran vs Maicelo

Who won Beltran vs Maicelo?

Raymundo Beltran beat Jonathan Maicelo by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, May 20th, 2017, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Beltran vs Maicelo stats

Back in May 2017, Raymundo Beltran stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 7 losses, and 1  draw, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jonathan Maicelo made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Beltran had an advantage in power over Maicelo, with a 63% knockout percentage compared to Maicelo's 48%.

Raymundo Beltran was the older man by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Beltran had a height advantage of 1 inch over Maicelo. Despite this, Maicelo had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Raymundo Beltran and Jonathan Maicelo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Beltran was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 1999, 5 years and 8 months earlier than Maicelo, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 95 more professional rounds, totaling 276 compared to Maicelo's 181.

Raymundo Beltran went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBA, 2 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at lightweight.

Jonathan Maicelo was ranked number 13 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF in the 135lb division.

Beltran vs Maicelo form

Raymundo Beltran had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Mason Menard on December 10, 2016, by knockout in the 7th round at CenturyLink Center, Omaha, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Mason Menard on December 10, 2016, by knockout in the 7th round at CenturyLink Center, Nebraska.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ivan Najera on May 21, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Laredo Energy Arena, Laredo.

Before that, his contest against Takahiro Ao on May 1, 2015 ended in a no contest at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Terence Crawford on November 29, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at CenturyLink Center, Omaha.

Activity check

Beltran's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Maicelo's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Beltran vs Maicelo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Beltran vs Maicelo?

Raymundo Beltran was a 29/100 (-340) favorite going into the contest, while Jonathan Maicelo made his way into the ring at 13/5 (+260) with oddsmakers.