Centeno Jr vs Montiel

Who won Centeno Jr vs Montiel?

Hugo Centeno Jr drew with Juan Macias Montiel by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, December 21st, 2019, at Toyota Arena, California.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 95-95, 96-94, meaning it was a split decision.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Tony Harrison losing to Jermell Charlo for the WBC World Super Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Efe Ajagba beat Iago Kiladze, and Jhack Tepora was overcome by Oscar Escandon.

Centeno Jr vs Montiel stats

Back in December 2019, Hugo Centeno Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Juan Macias Montiel made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 21 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Montiel had a massive power advantage over Centeno Jr, boasting a 100% knockout percentage compared to Centeno Jr's 52%.

Hugo Centeno Jr was the older man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Both Hugo Centeno Jr and Juan Macias Montiel fought out of an orthodox stance.

Centeno Jr was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 7 months earlier than Montiel, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 64 more professional rounds, totaling 176 compared to Montiel's 112.

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Centeno Jr's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.3 rounds on average.

What time did Centeno Jr vs Montiel start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST at Toyota Arena, California, United States, which was around 12:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Centeno Jr vs Montiel?

Centeno Jr vs Montiel was broadcast on Fox Sport 1 in the US.

What were the odds on Centeno Jr vs Montiel?

Hugo Centeno Jr was a 7/25 (-360) favorite going into the contest, while Juan Macias Montiel made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.