Who won Charlo vs Jose Benavidez Jr?
Jermall Charlo beat Jose Benavidez by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, November 25th, 2023, at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 99-91, 98-92 in favor of winner Jermall Charlo.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds at a catchweight of 163 lb (11.6 stone or 73.9 kg).
This fight appeared on the undercard of David Benavidez beating Demetrius Andrade for the WBC Interim World Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Subriel Matias defeated Shohjahon Ergashev for the IBF World Junior Welterweight belt, Hector Luis Garcia was defeated by Lamont Roach for the WBA World Super Featherweight title, Sergey Lipinets lost to Michel Rivera, Pablo Vicente was overcome by Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov, and Vito Mielnicki Jr was victorious over Alexis Salazar.
Charlo vs Jose Benavidez Jr stats
Back in November 2023, Jermall Charlo stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 32 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.
Jose Benavidez made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw.
Jermall Charlo was the older man by 2 years, at 33 years old.
Benavidez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Charlo. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.
Both Jermall Charlo and Jose Benavidez fought out of an orthodox stance.
Charlo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Benavidez, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, totaling 181 compared to Benavidez's 172.
Charlo vs Jose Benavidez Jr form
Charlo remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Juan Macias Montiel on June 19, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Sergiy Derevyanchenko on September 26, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Connecticut.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Dennis Hogan on December 7, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.
Before that, he had won against Brandon Adams on June 29, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
He had beaten Matt Korobov on December 22, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.
Jose Benavidez had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Danny Garcia on July 30, 2022, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.
Prior to that, he had drawn with Francisco Emanuel Torres on November 13, 2021, by majority draw in their 10 round contest at Footprint Center, Arizona.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Terence Crawford on October 13, 2018, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at CHI Health Center, Nebraska.
Before that, he had defeated Frank Rojas on June 9, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
He had won against Matthew Strode on February 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Bank of America Center, Texas.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jermall Charlo had been fighting more than Jose Benavidez.
Going into this contest, Jermall Charlo had last fought 2 years, 5 months and 6 days ago, while Jose Benavidez's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 26 days ago.
Charlo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.
Benavidez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 2 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.
What time did Charlo vs Jose Benavidez Jr start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Charlo vs Jose Benavidez Jr?
Charlo vs Jose Benavidez Jr was broadcast on Showtime PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by TrillerTV PPV UK.
What were the odds on Charlo vs Jose Benavidez Jr?
Jermall Charlo was a 1/6 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Jose Benavidez made his way into the ring at 19/5 (+380) with oddsmakers.
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