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 20th January 2018 at Barclays Center in New York.

The scorecards were announced as 114-113, 113-114, 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 vacant 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 loses 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 1 year, 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 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 year and 7 months later than Fortuna, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 68 less professional rounds, 152 to Fortuna's 220.

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 30th June 2017 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Huntington Center, Toledo, United States.

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

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

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

He had beat Juan Ramon Solis on 3rd October 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 12th November 2016 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Omar Douglas on 12th November 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 24th June 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 29th September 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 29th May 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Javier Fortuna made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.