Charlo vs Hatley

Who won Charlo vs Hatley?

Jermell Charlo beat Charles Hatley by knockout in the 6th round on Saturday 22nd April 2017 at Barclays Center in New York.

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.

Charlo vs Hatley stats

Back in April 2017, Jermell Charlo stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 28 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Charles Hatley made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 18 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Hatley had a large advantage in power over Charlo, boosting at 69% knock out percentage over Charlo's 46%.

Jermell Charlo was the younger man by 5 years, at 27 years old.

Charlo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Hatley.

Both Jermell Charlo & Charles Hatley fought out of an orthodox stance.

Charlo was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2007, 10 months earlier than Hatley, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 134 more professional rounds, 268 to Hatley's 134.

Charles Hatley was ranked number 1 by the WBC in the 154lb division.

Charlo vs Hatley form

Charlo had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated John Jackson on 21st May 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Joachim Alcine on 31st October 2015 by technical knockout in the 6th round at NRG Arena, Houston.

Going into that contest, he had beat Vanes Martirosyan on 28th March 2015 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Mario Alberto Lozano on 13th December 2014 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had beat Charles Bellamy on 24th May 2014 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada.

Activity check

Charlo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Charlo vs Hatley start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Charlo vs Hatley?

Jermell Charlo was a 7/100 (-1400) favourite going into the contest, while Charles Hatley made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.