Berchelt vs Sosa

Who won Berchelt vs Sosa?

Miguel Berchelt beat Jason Sosa by knockout in the 4th round on Saturday 2nd November 2019 at Dignity Health Sports Park in California.

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.

The undercard featured the clash of Saucedo vs Salka.

Berchelt vs Sosa stats

Back in November 2019, Miguel Berchelt stepped into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 32 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jason Sosa made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 3 loses and 4 draws, with 16 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Berchelt had advantage in power over Sosa, with a 89% knock out percentage over Sosa's 70%.

Miguel Berchelt was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Berchelt had a height advantage of 2 inches over Sosa. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Miguel Berchelt & Jason Sosa fought out of an orthodox stance.

Berchelt was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 11 months later than Sosa, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 171 to Sosa's 166.

Jason Sosa was ranked number 4 by the WBC and 15 by the IBF in the 130lb division.

Berchelt vs Sosa form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Francisco Vargas on 11th May 2019 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Convention Center, Tucson, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Miguel Roman on 3rd November 2018 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Don Haskins, El Paso, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had beat Jonathan Victor Barros on 23rd June 2018 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Polyforum Zam Na, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.

Before that, he had defeated Maxwell Awuku on 10th February 2018 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Plaza de Toros, Quintana Roo.

He had won against Takashi Miura on 15th July 2017 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Sosa had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Haskell Rhodes on 10th August 2019 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Yuriorkis Gamboa on 25th November 2017 by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Vasyl Lomachenko on 8th April 2017 by majority decision in the 9th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight and WBA Super World Super Featherweight championship fight at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill.

Before that, he had defeated Stephen Smith on 12th November 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

He had beat Javier Fortuna on 24th June 2016 by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Capital Gym, Beijing, China.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Miguel Berchelt had been fighting more than Jason Sosa.

Going to this contest, Miguel Berchelt had last fought 5 months and 22 days ago, while Jason Sosa's last outing had been 2 months and 23 days ago.

Berchelt's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

Sosa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Berchelt vs Sosa start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Berchelt vs Sosa?

Berchelt vs Sosa was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Berchelt vs Sosa?

Miguel Berchelt was a 7/100 (-1400) favourite going into the contest, while Jason Sosa made his way into the ring at 15/2 (+750) with oddsmakers.