Who won Berchelt vs Awuku?

Miguel Berchelt beat Maxwell Awuku by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday 10th February 2018 at Plaza de Toros in Quintana Roo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 KG).

This contest was for the vacant WBC super featherweight championship of the world.

Berchelt vs Awuku stats

Miguel Berchelt stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Maxwell Awuku made his way to the ring with a record of 44 wins, 3 loses and 1 draw.

Miguel Berchelt was the older man by 31 years, at 31 years old.

Awuku had a height advantage of 2 inches over Berchelt.

Miguel Berchelt fought out of the orthodox stance, while Maxwell Awuku was a southpaw.

Berchelt was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 less fights, and made his debut in 2010, 8 year later than Awuku, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 110 less professional rounds, 169 to Awuku's 279.

Berchelt vs Awuku form

Miguel Berchelt had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo on 16th July 2016 by knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Polideportivo Soraya Jimenez, Los Reyes La Paz, Mexico.

Previous to that, he had beat George Jupp on 12th March 2016 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Polyforum Zam Ná, Merida.

Going into that contest, he had won against Rolando Giono on 19th December 2015 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Coliseo Yucatan, Merida.

Before that, he had beat Josue Bendana on 26th September 2015 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Centro Convenciones, Puerto Penasco.

He had defeated Sergio Puente on 20th June 2015 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Palenque de Gallos, Comitan.

Activity check

Berchelt's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

What time did Berchelt vs Awuku start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Plaza de Toros, Quintana Roo, Mexico, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Berchelt vs Awuku?

Berchelt vs Awuku was broadcast on BoxNation in the UK.

What were the odds on Berchelt vs Awuku?

Miguel Berchelt was a 1/50 (-5000) favourite going into the contest, while Maxwell Awuku made his way into the ring at 14/1 (+1400) with oddsmakers.