Who won Cesar Jr vs Bravo?

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

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 50 wins, 3 loses and 1 draw, 32 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Bravo had advantage in power over Chavez Jr, with a 76% knock out percentage over Chavez Jr's 64%.

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr was the younger man by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Both Julio Cesar Chavez Jr & 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 164 more professional rounds, 310 to Bravo's 146.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Evert Bravo had been fighting more than Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

Going to this contest, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr had last fought 10 years, 4 months and 22 days ago, while Evert Bravo's last outing had been 3 years, 9 months and 17 days ago.

Chavez Jr's last 2 fights had come over a period of 10 years, 4 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 years, 2 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

Bravo's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 17 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) favourite going into the contest, while Evert Bravo made his way into the ring at 2293/100 (+2300) with oddsmakers.