Braekhus vs Cornejo

Who won Braekhus vs Cornejo?

Cecilia Braekhus beat Maricela Cornejo by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, August 10th, 2024, at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 96-93, 96-93, 96-93 in favor of winner Cecilia Braekhus.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Vergil Ortiz Jr beating Serhii Bohachuk for the WBC Interim World Super Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Gabriela Fundora beat Daniela Asenjo, Charles Conwell defeated Khiary Gray, and Kenneth Sims Jr was victorious over Jhonatan Romero.

Braekhus vs Cornejo stats

Back in August 2024, Cecilia Braekhus stepped into the ring with a record of 37 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.

Maricela Cornejo made her way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws.

Cecilia Braekhus was the older woman by 6 years, at 43 years old.

Cornejo had a height advantage of 3 inches over Braekhus. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Cecilia Braekhus and Maricela Cornejo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Braekhus was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made her debut in 2007, 5 years and 5 months earlier than Cornejo, whose first professional fight was in 2012. She had fought 170 more professional rounds, totaling 330 compared to Cornejo's 160.

Braekhus vs Cornejo form

Cecilia Braekhus had beaten 2 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had drawn with Terri Harper on October 7, 2023, by majority draw in their 10 round contest at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, she had won against Marisa Johanna Portillo on December 17, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Commerce Casino, Commerce, United States.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Jessica McCaskill on March 13, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at American Airlines Center, Texas.

Before that, she had lost to Jessica McCaskill on August 15, 2020, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Tulsa, Oklahoma.

She had beaten Victoria Noelia Bustos on November 30, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Activity check

Braekhus' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 11 days, which means she had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 9 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Braekhus vs Cornejo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Braekhus vs Cornejo?

Braekhus vs Cornejo was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Braekhus vs Cornejo?

Cecilia Braekhus was a 5/6 (-120) favorite going into the contest, while Maricela Cornejo made her way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.