Corrales vs Castellanos

Who won Corrales vs Castellanos?

Jezreel Corrales beat Robinson Castellanos by technical decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, July 15th, 2017, at Forum, Inglewood.

The scorecards were announced as 94-93, 96-92, 94-94 in favor of winner Jezreel Corrales.

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 WBA super featherweight championship of the world.

Corrales vs Castellanos stats

Back in July 2017, Jezreel Corrales stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss, and 0  draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Robinson Castellanos made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Castellanos had an advantage in power over Corrales, with a 58% knockout percentage compared to Corrales' 38%.

Jezreel Corrales was the younger man by 9 years, at 26 years old.

Castellanos had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Jezreel Corrales fought out of the southpaw stance, while Robinson Castellanos was an orthodox fighter.

Corrales was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 years and 10 months later than Castellanos, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 59 fewer professional rounds, totaling 201 compared to Castellanos' 260.

Robinson Castellanos was ranked number 10 by the WBA in the 130lb division.

Corrales vs Castellanos form

Corrales had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, 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.

Prior to that, he had won against 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Juan Antonio Rodriguez on December 17, 2015, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA Interim World Super Featherweight championship fight at Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City, Panama.

Before that, he had defeated Felix Sabez on July 23, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama City.

He had won against Edgar Guillen on December 19, 2014, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Gimnasio Los Naranjos, Boquete.

Activity check

Corrales' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

Castellanos' last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Corrales vs Castellanos start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Forum, Inglewood, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Corrales vs Castellanos?

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

What were the odds on Corrales vs Castellanos?

Jezreel Corrales was a 3/25 (-830) favorite going into the contest, while Robinson Castellanos made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.