Charlo vs Harrison

Who won Charlo vs Harrison?

Tony Harrison beat Jermell Charlo by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 22nd December 2018 at Barclays Center in New York.

The scorecards were announced as 113-115, 113-115, 112-116 in favor of winner Tony Harrison.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 KG).

This contest was for the WBC super welterweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jermall Charlo's and Willie Monroe Jr's clash.

Charlo vs Harrison stats

Jermell Charlo stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 31 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Tony Harrison made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 21 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Harrison had a large advantage in power over Charlo, boosting at 78% knock out percentage over Charlo's 48%.

Jermell Charlo was the same age as Tony Harrison, at 31 years old.

Harrison had a height advantage of 2 inches over Charlo. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Jermell Charlo & Tony Harrison fought out of an orthodox stance.

Charlo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 3 years and 6 months earlier than Harrison, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 95 more professional rounds, 246 to Harrison's 151.

Tony Harrison was ranked number 4 by the WBC in the 154lb division.

Charlo vs Harrison form

Charlo had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beat Jeison Rosario on 26th September 2020 by knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Super Welterweight, WBA Super World Super Welterweight and IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Connecticut, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Tony Harrison on 21st December 2019 by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at Toyota Arena, California.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jorge Cota on 23rd June 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada.

Before that, he had been beaten by Tony Harrison on 22nd December 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

He had beat Austin Trout on 9th June 2018 by majority decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.

Harrison had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Ishe Smith on 11th May 2018 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Nevada, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated George Sosa on 17th February 2018 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Don Haskins Center, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Paul Valenzuela Jr on 14th October 2017 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had lost to Jarrett Hurd on 25th February 2017 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Legacy Arena, Birmingham.

Hehad been beaten by Jarrett Hurd on 25th February 2017 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Legacy Arena, Alabama.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jermell Charlo had been fighting more than Tony Harrison.

Going to this contest, Jermell Charlo had last fought 1 year, 4 months and 3 days ago, while Tony Harrison's last outing had been 3 years, 8 months and 18 days ago.

Charlo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Harrison's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Charlo vs Harrison start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Charlo vs Harrison?

Charlo vs Harrison was broadcast on FOX in the US.

What were the odds on Charlo vs Harrison?

Jermell Charlo was a 2/25 (-1249) favourite going into the contest, while Tony Harrison made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.