Charlo vs Hatley

Who won Charlo vs Hatley?

Jermell Charlo beat Charles Hatley by knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, April 22nd, 2017, at Barclays Center, 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 losses, and 0  draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

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 knockout.

The stats suggested Hatley had a large advantage in power over Charlo, boasting a 69% knockout percentage compared to Charlo's 46%.

Jermell Charlo was the younger man by 4 years, at 27 years old.

Charlo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Hatley.

Both Jermell Charlo and 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, totaling 268 compared 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 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, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Vanes Martirosyan on March 28, 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 December 13, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Charles Bellamy on May 24, 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, which means he had been fighting approximately 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) favorite going into the contest, while Charles Hatley made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.