Cesar Jr vs Bravo

Who won Cesar Jr vs Bravo?

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr beat Evert Bravo by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, August 10th, 2019, at Estadio Antonio R. Marquez, Jalisco.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Plata vs Munoz.

Cesar Jr vs Bravo stats

Back in August 2019, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 50 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw, 32 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Evert Bravo made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 10 losses and 1 draw, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Bravo had an advantage in power over Chavez Jr, with a 76% knockout percentage compared to Chavez Jr's 64%.

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr was the younger man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Both Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and Evert Bravo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Chavez Jr was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2003, 1 year and 2 months earlier than Bravo, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 198 more professional rounds, totaling 344 compared to Bravo's 146.

Cesar Jr vs Bravo form

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Canelo Alvarez on May 6, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Marcos Reyes on July 18, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Andrzej Fonfara on April 18, 2015, by unanimous decision in the 9th round at StubHub Center, Carson.

Before that, he had beaten Brian Vera on March 1, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Alamodome, San Antonio.

He had defeated Brian Vera on September 28, 2013, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at StubHub Center, Carson.

Activity check

Chavez Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 2 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

Bravo's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Cesar Jr vs Bravo?

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr was a 0/1 (-INF) favorite going into the contest, while Evert Bravo made his way into the ring at 2293/100 (+2300) with oddsmakers.