Davis vs Cuellar

Who won Davis vs Cuellar?

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis beat Jesus Andres Cuellar by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, April 21st, 2018, at Barclays Center, New York.

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.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Adrien Broner beating Jessie Vargas. Also on the undercard Jermall Charlo beat Hugo Centeno Jr for the WBC Interim World Middleweight belt.

Davis vs Cuellar stats

Back in April 2018, Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jesus Andres Cuellar made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 21 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Davis had an advantage in power over Cuellar, with a 95% knockout percentage compared to Cuellar's 75%.

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis was the younger man by 8 years, at 23 years old.

Davis had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis and Jesus Andres Cuellar fought out of a southpaw stance.

Davis was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 8 months later than Cuellar, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 34 fewer professional rounds, totaling 138 compared to Cuellar's 172.

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA at super featherweight.

Jesus Andres Cuellar was ranked number 1 by the WBA in the 130lb division.

Davis vs Cuellar form

Davis remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Francisco Fonseca on August 26, 2017, by knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Liam Walsh on May 20, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jose Pedraza on January 14, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Mario Macias Rorozco on June 3, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

He had won against Guillermo Avila on April 1, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round at DC Armory, Washington.

Cuellar had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Abner Mares on December 10, 2016, by split decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at USC Galen Center, Los Angeles, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jonathan Oquendo on December 5, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Vic Darchinyan on June 6, 2015, by knockout in the 8th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.

Before that, he had won against Ruben Tamayo on December 20, 2014, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBA Interim World Featherweight championship fight at Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton.

He had beaten Juan Manuel Lopez on September 11, 2014, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA Interim World Featherweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, The Joint, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis had been fighting more than Jesus Andres Cuellar.

Going into this contest, Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis had last fought 7 months and 26 days ago, while Jesus Andres Cuellar's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 11 days ago.

Davis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

Cuellar's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Davis vs Cuellar start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Davis vs Cuellar?

Davis vs Cuellar was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Davis vs Cuellar?

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis was a 11/100 (-910) favorite going into the contest, while Jesus Andres Cuellar made his way into the ring at 11/2 (+550) with oddsmakers.