Who won Cortes vs Nova?
Andres Cortes beat Abraham Nova by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, June 21st, 2024, at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 97-93, 97-93 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 Rafael Espinoza beating Sergio Chirino Sanchez for the WBO World Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Troy Isley beat Javier Martinez.
Cortes vs Nova stats
Andres Cortes stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.
Abraham Nova made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.
Andres Cortes was the younger man by 3 years, at 27 years old.
Nova had a height advantage of 2 inches over Cortes. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.
Both Andres Cortes and Abraham Nova fought out of an orthodox stance.
Cortes was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 months earlier than Nova, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 22 fewer professional rounds, totaling 112 compared to Nova's 134.
Andres Cortes went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBC, and 2 by the WBO at super featherweight.
Abraham Nova was ranked number 4 by the WBC, and 14 by the WBO in the 130lb division.
Cortes vs Nova form
Cortes remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Bryan Chevalier on February 16, 2024, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.
Prior to that, he had beaten Xavier Martinez on July 28, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had won against Luis Melendez on February 3, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.
Before that, he had beaten Abraham Montoya on August 13, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Resorts World Las Vegas, Las Vegas.
He had defeated Genesis Servania on August 14, 2021, by knockout in the 1st round at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Oklahoma.
Nova had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to O’Shaquie Foster on February 16, 2024, by split decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States.
Prior to that, he had won against Jhonatan Romero on July 28, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Adam Lopez on January 14, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona.
Before that, he had been beaten by Robeisy Ramirez on June 18, 2022, by knockout in the 5th round at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.
He had beaten William Encarnacion on January 15, 2022, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Abraham Nova had been fighting more than Andres Cortes.
Going into this contest, Andres Cortes had last fought 4 months and 5 days ago, while Abraham Nova's last outing had been 4 months and 5 days ago.
Cortes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.
Nova's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.
What time did Cortes vs Nova start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Cortes vs Nova?
Cortes vs Nova 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 Nova?
Andres Cortes was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Abraham Nova made his way into the ring at 15/8 (+190) with oddsmakers.
Corruption in highrst level !!! Nova was much better !!!!
Nova was robbed of the win.