Easter Jr vs Fortuna

Who won Easter Jr vs Fortuna?

Robert Easter Jr beat Javier Fortuna by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, January 20th, 2018, at Barclays Center, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 114-113, 114-113, 115-112 in favor of winner Robert Easter Jr.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This contest was for the IBF lightweight championship of the world.

Easter Jr vs Fortuna stats

Back in January 2018, Robert Easter Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Javier Fortuna made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Robert Easter Jr was the younger man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

Easter Jr had a height advantage of 5 inches over Fortuna. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Robert Easter Jr fought out of the orthodox stance, while Javier Fortuna was a southpaw.

Easter Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 7 months later than Fortuna, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 80 fewer professional rounds, totaling 152 compared to Fortuna's 232.

Javier Fortuna was ranked number 1 by the WBC, and 13 by the IBF in the 135lb division.

Easter Jr vs Fortuna form

Easter Jr had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Denis Shafikov on June 30, 2017, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Huntington Center, Toledo, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Luis Cruz on February 10, 2017, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Huntington Center, Toledo.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Richard Commey on September 9, 2016, by split decision in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Santander Arena, Reading.

Before that, he had won against Argenis Mendez on April 1, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round at DC Armory, Washington.

He had beaten Juan Ramon Solis on October 3, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati.

Fortuna had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Omar Douglas on November 12, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Omar Douglas on November 12, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jason Sosa on June 24, 2016, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Capital Gym, Beijing, China.

Before that, he had won against Carlos Ivan Velasquez on September 29, 2015, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Palms Casino and Resort, Pearl Theater, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Bryan Vasquez on May 29, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Robert Easter Jr had been fighting more than Javier Fortuna.

Going into this contest, Robert Easter Jr had last fought 6 months and 21 days ago, while Javier Fortuna's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 8 days ago.

Easter Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Fortuna's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time did Easter Jr vs Fortuna start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Easter Jr vs Fortuna?

Easter Jr vs Fortuna was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Easter Jr vs Fortuna?

Robert Easter Jr was a 17/100 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Javier Fortuna made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.