Charlo vs Derevyanchenko

Who won Charlo vs Derevyanchenko?

Jermall Charlo beat Sergiy Derevyanchenko by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 26th, 2020, at Mohegan Sun Arena, Connecticut.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 118-110, 117-111 in favor of winner Jermall Charlo.

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 Jermell Charlo beating Jeison Rosario for the WBC World Super Welterweight, WBA Super World Super Welterweight and IBF World Junior Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Brandon Figueroa defeated Damien Vazquez for the WBA World Super Bantamweight belt, Luis Nery was victorious over Aaron Alameda for the WBC World Super Bantamweight title, John Riel Casimero beat Duke Micah for the WBO World Bantamweight championship, and Daniel Roman defeated Juan Carlos Payano.

Charlo vs Derevyanchenko stats

Back in September 2020, Jermall Charlo stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 30 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sergiy Derevyanchenko made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Derevyanchenko had a slight advantage in power over Charlo, with a 77% knockout percentage compared to Charlo's 73%.

Jermall Charlo was the younger man by 5 years, at 30 years old.

Charlo had a height advantage of 3 inches over Derevyanchenko. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Jermall Charlo and Sergiy Derevyanchenko fought out of an orthodox stance.

Charlo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 5 years and 10 months earlier than Derevyanchenko, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, totaling 181 compared to Derevyanchenko's 157.

Sergiy Derevyanchenko was ranked number 1 by the WBC in the 160lb division.

Charlo vs Derevyanchenko form

Charlo remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Dennis Hogan on December 7, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Brandon Adams on June 29, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Matt Korobov on December 22, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

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

He had beaten Jorge Sebastian Heiland on July 29, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Barclays Center, New York.

Derevyanchenko had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Gennady Golovkin on October 5, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jack Culcay on April 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight eliminator fight at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Daniel Jacobs on October 27, 2018, by split decision in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Hulu Theater @ MSG, New York.

Before that, he had won against Tureano Johnson on August 25, 2017, by technical knockout in the 12th round at Buffalo Run Casino, Miami.

He had defeated Sam Soliman on July 21, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jermall Charlo had been fighting more than Sergiy Derevyanchenko.

Going into this contest, Jermall Charlo had last fought 9 months and 19 days ago, while Sergiy Derevyanchenko's last outing had been 11 months and 21 days ago.

Charlo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Derevyanchenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Charlo vs Derevyanchenko start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Mohegan Sun Arena, Connecticut, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Charlo vs Derevyanchenko?

Charlo vs Derevyanchenko was broadcast on Showtime PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by TrillerTV PPV UK.

What were the odds on Charlo vs Derevyanchenko?

Jermall Charlo was a 57/100 (-180) favorite going into the contest, while Sergiy Derevyanchenko made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.