Who won Colbert vs Corrales?

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

Chris Colbert stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

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

Chris Colbert was the younger man by 6 years, at 25 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 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 6 year and 3 months later than Corrales, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 75 less professional rounds, 117 to Corrales' 192.

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

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beat Jezreel Corrales on 18th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Featherweight championship fight at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Miguel Beltran Jr on 21st September 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Rabobank Theater, California.

Going into that contest, he had won against Alberto Mercado on 23rd June 2019 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada.

Before that, he had beat Mario Briones on 13th April 2019 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota.

He had defeated Joshuah Hernandez on 26th January 2019 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Activity check

Colbert's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

Corrales' last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 8 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 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 (-1428) favourite going into the contest, while Jezreel Corrales made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.