Who won Charlo vs Centeno Jr?

Jermall Charlo beat Hugo Centeno Jr by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday 21st April 2018 at Barclays Center in New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 KG).

This contest was for the WBC middleweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Adrien Broner beating Jessie Vargas. Also, on the undercard Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis beat Jesus Andres Cuellar for the WBA Super World Super Featherweight belt.

Charlo vs Centeno Jr stats

Jermall Charlo stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 26 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Hugo Centeno Jr made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Charlo had a large advantage in power over Centeno Jr, boosting at 77% knock out percentage over Centeno Jr's 54%.

Jermall Charlo was the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Centeno Jr had a height advantage of 2 inches over Charlo. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Jermall Charlo & Hugo Centeno Jr fought out of an orthodox stance.

Charlo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 less fights, and made his debut in 2008, 6 months earlier than Centeno Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 171 to Centeno Jr's 176.

Jermall Charlo went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC and 4 by the IBF at middleweight.

Hugo Centeno Jr was ranked number 4 by the WBC in the 160lb division.

Charlo vs Centeno Jr form

Charlo remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Sergiy Derevyanchenko on 26th September 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Connecticut, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Dennis Hogan on 7th December 2019 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beat Brandon Adams on 29th June 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Matt Korobov on 22nd December 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

He had won against Hugo Centeno Jr on 21st April 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC Interim World Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Activity check

Charlo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

Centeno Jr's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 3 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.5 rounds on average.

What time did Charlo vs Centeno Jr start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Charlo vs Centeno Jr?

Charlo vs Centeno Jr was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Charlo vs Centeno Jr?

Jermall Charlo was a 3/100 (-3300) favourite going into the contest, while Hugo Centeno Jr made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.