Charlo vs Rosario

Who won Charlo vs Rosario?

Jermell Charlo beat Jeison Rosario by knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, September 26th, 2020, at Mohegan Sun Arena, Connecticut.

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 unified super welterweight championship of the world, with the WBC, WBA, and IBF belts on the line.

Also on the undercard Jermall Charlo beat Sergiy Derevyanchenko for the WBC World Middleweight championship, 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 Rosario stats

Back in September 2020, Jermell Charlo stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jeison Rosario made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Rosario had an advantage in power over Charlo, with a 70% knockout percentage compared to Charlo's 52%.

Jermell Charlo was the older man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Charlo had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Jermell Charlo and Jeison Rosario fought out of an orthodox stance.

Charlo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 5 years and 5 months earlier than Rosario, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 150 more professional rounds, totaling 268 compared to Rosario's 118.

Charlo vs Rosario form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Tony Harrison on December 21, 2019, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at Toyota Arena, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jorge Cota on June 23, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada.

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

Before that, he had beaten Austin Trout on June 9, 2018, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.

He had won against 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.

Rosario 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 beaten Julian Williams on January 18, 2020, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBA Super World Super Welterweight and IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jorge Cota on April 20, 2019, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park , California.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Mark Anthony Hernandez on February 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota.

Before that, he had won against Juan Rodriguez on November 30, 2018, by knockout in the 3rd round at Hotel Dominican Fiesta, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

He had lost to Jamontay Clark on August 24, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota, United States.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Jermell Charlo had last fought 9 months and 5 days ago, while Jeison Rosario's last outing had been 8 months and 8 days ago.

Charlo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Rosario's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Charlo vs Rosario start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Mohegan Sun Arena, Connecticut, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Charlo vs Rosario?

The Showtime PPV show began at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST. The Fite.tv PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 12:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Charlo vs Rosario?

Jermell Charlo was a 11/50 (-450) favorite going into the contest, while Jeison Rosario made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.