Algieri vs Gonzalez

Who won Algieri vs Gonzalez?

Chris Algieri beat Daniel Gonzalez by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, January 18th, 2019, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 97-93, 98-92 in favor of winner Chris Algieri.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Demetrius Andrade beating Artur Akavov for the WBO World Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard TJ Doheny beat Ryohei Takahashi for the IBF World Junior Featherweight belt, and Jorge Linares was overcome by Pablo Cesar Cano for the WBC World Super Lightweight title.

Algieri vs Gonzalez stats

Back in January 2019, Chris Algieri stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Daniel Gonzalez made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Gonzalez had a slight advantage in power over Algieri, with a 41% knockout percentage compared to Algieri's 36%.

Chris Algieri was the older man by 6 years, at 35 years old.

Both Chris Algieri and Daniel Gonzalez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Algieri was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 4 years and 5 months earlier than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 96 more professional rounds, totaling 199 compared to Gonzalez's 103.

Algieri vs Gonzalez form

Chris Algieri had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Angel Hernandez on November 30, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Paramount Theatre, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Errol Spence Jr on April 16, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had won against Erick Bone on December 5, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had lost to Amir Khan on May 29, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

He had been beaten by Manny Pacquiao on November 23, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

Activity check

Algieri's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Algieri vs Gonzalez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 12:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Algieri vs Gonzalez?

Algieri vs Gonzalez was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Arena.

What were the odds on Algieri vs Gonzalez?

Chris Algieri was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Daniel Gonzalez made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.