Who won Beltran vs Maicelo?
Raymundo Beltran beat Jonathan Maicelo by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday 20th May 2017 at Madison Square Garden in 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 loses and 1 draw, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Jonathan Maicelo made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Beltran had advantage in power over Maicelo, with a 63% knock out percentage over 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 1-inch reach advantage.
Both Raymundo Beltran & 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, 276 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 10th December 2016 by knockout in the 7th round at CenturyLink Center, Omaha, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Mason Menard on 10th December 2016 by knockout in the 7th round at CenturyLink Center, Nebraska.
Going into that contest, he had beat Ivan Najera on 21st May 2016 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Laredo Energy Arena, Laredo.
Before that, he had beat Takahiro Ao on 1st May 2015 by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.
He had been beaten by Terence Crawford on 29th November 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Jonathan Maicelo made his way into the ring at 13/5 (+260) with oddsmakers.
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