Chavez Jr vs Zegarra

Who won Chavez Jr vs Zegarra?

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr beat David Zegarra by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, December 18th, 2021, at Palenque de la Feria Ganadera, Sinaloa.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Chavez Jr vs Zegarra stats

Back in December 2021, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 51 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw, 33 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

David Zegarra made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, with 21 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Chavez Jr had a slight advantage in power over Zegarra, with a 65% knockout percentage compared to Zegarra's 62%.

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr was the older man by 38 years, at 35 years old.

Both Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and David Zegarra fought out of an orthodox stance.

Chavez Jr was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2003, 21 years and 2 months later than Zegarra, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 101 more professional rounds, totaling 344 compared to Zegarra's 243.

Chavez Jr vs Zegarra form

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Anderson Silva on June 19, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Estadio Jalisco, Jalisco, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had won against Jeyson Minda on November 27, 2020, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Parque Revolucion, Sinaloa.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Mario Abel Cazares on September 25, 2020, by technical decision in their 6 round contest at Grand Hotel, Baja California.

Before that, he had lost to Daniel Jacobs on December 20, 2019, by technical decision in the 5th round at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, United States.

He had beaten Evert Bravo on August 10, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Estadio Antonio R. Marquez, Jalisco, Mexico.

Activity check

Chavez Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

Zegarra's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What time did Chavez Jr vs Zegarra start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 4:15 AM UTC at Palenque de la Feria Ganadera, Sinaloa, Mexico, which was 11:15 PM EST or 8:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:15 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Chavez Jr vs Zegarra?

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