Donaire vs Magdaleno

Who won Donaire vs Magdaleno?

Jessie Magdaleno beat Nonito Donaire by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 5th, 2016, at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 116-112, 118-110 in favor of winner Jessie Magdaleno.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

This contest was for the WBO super bantamweight championship of the world.

Donaire vs Magdaleno stats

Back in November 2016, Nonito Donaire stepped into the ring with a record of 37 wins, 3 losses, and 0  draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jessie Magdaleno made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 23 wins and 0 draws, with 17 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Magdaleno had a slight advantage in power over Donaire, with a 74% knockout percentage compared to Donaire's 65%.

Nonito Donaire was the older man by 9 years, at 34 years old.

Donaire had a height advantage of 1 inch over Magdaleno. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Nonito Donaire fought out of the orthodox stance, while Jessie Magdaleno was a southpaw.

Donaire was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 9 years and 8 months earlier than Magdaleno, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 141 more professional rounds, totaling 311 compared to Magdaleno's 170.

Donaire vs Magdaleno form

Donaire 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 beaten Zsolt Bedak on April 23, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Cebu City Sports Complex, Cebu City, Philippines.

Prior to that, he had beaten Cesar Juarez on December 11, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Going into that contest, he had won against Anthony Settoul on July 18, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

Before that, he had beaten William Prado on March 28, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Araneta Coliseum, Barangay Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines.

He had been beaten by Nicholas Walters on October 18, 2014, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA Super World Featherweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson, United States.

Magdaleno had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Rey Perez on February 20, 2016, by knockout in the 7th round at Celebrity Theater, Phoenix, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Vergel Nebran on October 17, 2015, by knockout in the 1st round at Celebrity Theater, Phoenix.

Going into that contest, he had won against Raul Hirales on May 1, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Erik Ruiz on January 10, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Texas Station Casino, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Carlos Rodriguez on August 2, 2014, by technical knockout in the 7th round at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Nonito Donaire had been fighting more than Jessie Magdaleno.

Going into this contest, Nonito Donaire had last fought 6 months and 13 days ago, while Jessie Magdaleno's last outing had been 8 months and 16 days ago.

Donaire's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

Magdaleno's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Donaire vs Magdaleno start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Donaire vs Magdaleno?

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