Cortes vs Jimenez

Who won Cortes vs Jimenez?

Andres Cortes beat Salvador Jimenez by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, May 10th, 2025, at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 100-90, 100-90 in favor of winner Andres Cortes.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Emanuel Navarrete beating Charly Suarez for the WBO World Junior Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Raymond Muratalla beat Zaur Abdullaev for the IBF Interim World Lightweight belt, Sebastian Hernandez Reyes defeated Azat Hovhannisyan, and Giovani Santillan was victorious over Angel Beltran Villa.

Cortes vs Jimenez stats

Andres Cortes stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Salvador Jimenez made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Andres Cortes was the younger man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

Cortes had a height advantage of 1 inch over Jimenez.

Andres Cortes fought out of the orthodox stance, while Salvador Jimenez was a southpaw.

Cortes was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 11 months earlier than Jimenez, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, totaling 122 compared to Jimenez's 110.

Andres Cortes went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBC, and 11 by the WBO at super featherweight.

Cortes vs Jimenez form

Cortes remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Abraham Nova on June 21, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Bryan Chevalier on February 16, 2024, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had won against Xavier Martinez on July 28, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Luis Melendez on February 3, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

He had defeated Abraham Montoya on August 13, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Resorts World Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Cortes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Cortes vs Jimenez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Pechanga Arena, San Diego, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Cortes vs Jimenez?

Cortes vs Jimenez was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Cortes vs Jimenez?

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