Cuello vs Jimenez

Who won Cuello vs Jimenez?

Mirco Cuello beat Sergio Rios Jimenez by knockout in the 2nd round on Friday, August 8th, 2025, at Martyrs of Benina Stadium, Benghazi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

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

Cuello was defending his his WBA Interim World Featherweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Sergio Rios Jimenez in August 2025. He had held this belt for 13 days.

Also on the undercard Albert Ramirez was victorious over Jerome Pampellone for the WBA World Light Heavyweight championship, and Sofiane Oumiha lost to Francisco Fonseca.

Cuello vs Jimenez stats

Mirco Cuello stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sergio Rios Jimenez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 19 wins and 0 draws, with 7 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Cuello had a massive power advantage over Jimenez, boasting a 80% knockout percentage compared to Jimenez's 37%.

Mirco Cuello was the younger man by 1 year, at 23 years old.

Both Mirco Cuello and Sergio Rios Jimenez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cuello was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 1 year and 8 months later than Jimenez, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 26 fewer professional rounds, totaling 62 compared to Jimenez's 88.

Mirco Cuello went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 8 by the WBO, and 13 by the IBF at featherweight.

Sergio Rios Jimenez was ranked number 15 by the WBA in the 126lb division.

Activity check

Cuello's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Cuello vs Jimenez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:30 PM UTC at Martyrs of Benina Stadium, Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, which was 4:30 PM EST or 1:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:30 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Cuello vs Jimenez?

The DAZN show began at 1:30 PM EST / 10:30 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 6:30 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Cuello vs Jimenez?

Mirco Cuello was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Sergio Rios Jimenez made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.