Cermeno vs Qiu

Who won Cermeno vs Qiu?

Nehomar Cermeno beat Jun Qiu Xiao by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 17th, 2016, Hangzhou.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Nehomar Cermeno.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

This contest was for the vacant WBA super bantamweight championship of the world.

Cermeno vs Qiu stats

Back in December 2016, Nehomar Cermeno stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 5 losses, and 1  draw, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jun Qiu Xiao made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Cermeno had an advantage in power over Xiao, with a 60% knockout percentage compared to Xiao's 48%.

Nehomar Cermeno was the older man by 10 years, at 37 years old.

Both Nehomar Cermeno and Jun Qiu Xiao fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cermeno was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 5 years and 7 months earlier than Xiao, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 178 fewer professional rounds, totaling 0 compared to Xiao's 178.

Cermeno vs Qiu form

Cermeno had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Anurak Thisa on September 30, 2016, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at China, Wenzhou.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jun Qiu Xiao on June 24, 2016, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Capital Gym, Beijing, China.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Lester Medrano on January 15, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 9 round contest at Centro de Convenciones El Cifco, San Salvador, El Salvador.

Before that, his contest against Fredy Pengally on October 29, 2015 ended in a no contest at Hotel RIU, Panama City, Panama.

He had won against Oscar Escandon on August 10, 2013, by split decision in their WBA Interim World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Megapolis Convention Center, Panama City.

Activity check

Cermeno's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Cermeno vs Qiu start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Hangzhou, China, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Cermeno vs Qiu?

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