Charlo vs Harrison

Who won Charlo vs Harrison?

Tony Harrison beat Jermell Charlo by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 22nd, 2018.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 115-113, 116-112 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 Charlo vs Harrison's and Charlo vs Harrison's clash.

Charlo vs Harrison stats

Back in December 2018, Jermell Charlo stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 31 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

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

The stats suggested Harrison had a large advantage in power over Charlo, boasting a 78% knockout percentage compared to Charlo's 48%.

Jermell Charlo was the older man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

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

Both Jermell Charlo and 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 98 more professional rounds, totaling 268 compared to Harrison's 170.

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

Charlo vs Harrison form

Charlo had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Austin Trout on June 9, 2018, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Erickson Lubin on October 14, 2017, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had won against Charles Hatley on April 22, 2017, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had beaten John Jackson on May 21, 2016, by knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Joachim Alcine on October 31, 2015, by technical knockout in the 6th round at NRG Arena, Houston.

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 won against Ishe Smith on May 11, 2018, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Nevada, United States.

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

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

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

He had lost to Jarrett Hurd on February 25, 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, Tony Harrison had been fighting more than Jermell Charlo.

Going into this contest, Jermell Charlo had last fought 6 months and 13 days ago, while Tony Harrison's last outing had been 7 months and 11 days ago.

Charlo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

Harrison's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 13 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 3:00 AM UTC , which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Charlo vs Harrison?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by FOX.

What were the odds on Charlo vs Harrison?

Jermell Charlo was a 2/25 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Tony Harrison made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.