Berchelt vs Awuku

Who won Berchelt vs Awuku?

Miguel Berchelt beat Maxwell Awuku by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, February 10th, 2018, at Plaza de Toros, 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 WBC super featherweight championship of the world.

Berchelt vs Awuku stats

Back in February 2018, 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 losses and 1 draw.

Miguel Berchelt was the older man by 33 years, at 26 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 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 8 years later than Awuku, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 105 fewer professional rounds, totaling 174 compared to Awuku's 279.

Berchelt vs Awuku form

Berchelt had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Takashi Miura on July 15, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Francisco Vargas on January 28, 2017, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.

Going into that contest, he had won against Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo on July 16, 2016, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Polideportivo Soraya Jimenez, Los Reyes La Paz, Mexico.

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

He had defeated Rolando Giono on December 19, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Coliseo Yucatan, Merida.

Activity check

Berchelt's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 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) favorite going into the contest, while Maxwell Awuku made his way into the ring at 14/1 (+1400) with oddsmakers.