Colbert vs Corrales

Who won Colbert vs Corrales?

Chris Colbert beat Jezreel Corrales by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, January 18th, 2020, at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania.

The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 117-110, 117-110 in favor of winner Chris Colbert.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This contest was for the WBA super featherweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Julian Williams' and Jeison Rosario's clash for the WBA Super World Super Welterweight and IBF World Junior Middleweight championship.

Colbert vs Corrales stats

Back in January 2020, Chris Colbert stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jezreel Corrales made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Corrales had a slight advantage in power over Colbert, with a 39% knockout percentage compared to Colbert's 38%.

Chris Colbert was the younger man by 5 years, at 23 years old.

Colbert had a height advantage of 2 inches over Corrales. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Chris Colbert fought out of the orthodox stance, while Jezreel Corrales was a southpaw.

Colbert was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 6 years and 3 months later than Corrales, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 59 fewer professional rounds, totaling 142 compared to Corrales' 201.

Chris Colbert went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA at super featherweight.

Jezreel Corrales was ranked number 10 by the WBA in the 130lb division.

Colbert vs Corrales form

Corrales 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 lost to Ladarius Miller on July 27, 2019, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Royal Farms Arena, Maryland, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Alberto Machado on October 21, 2017, by knockout in the 8th round in their WBA Super World Super Featherweight championship fight at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York, Afghanistan.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Robinson Castellanos on July 15, 2017, by technical decision in their WBA Super World Super Featherweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Before that, he had won against Takashi Uchiyama on December 31, 2016, by split decision in their WBA Super World Super Featherweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

He had beaten Takashi Uchiyama on April 27, 2016, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA Super World Super Featherweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo.

Activity check

Colbert's last 4 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

Corrales' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Colbert vs Corrales start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Colbert vs Corrales?

Colbert vs Corrales was broadcast on FOX in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Colbert vs Corrales?

Chris Colbert was a 7/100 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while Jezreel Corrales made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.