Fortuna vs Cuellar

Who won Fortuna vs Cuellar?

Javier Fortuna beat Jesus Andres Cuellar by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, November 2nd, 2019, at MGM National Harbor, Maryland.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This contest was a final eliminator for the WBC super featherweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Brian Carlos Castano's and Wale Omotoso's clash.

Fortuna vs Cuellar stats

Back in November 2019, Javier Fortuna stepped into the ring with a record of 34 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 23 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jesus Andres Cuellar made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 22 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Cuellar had a slight advantage in power over Fortuna, with a 76% knockout percentage compared to Fortuna's 68%.

Javier Fortuna was the younger man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Fortuna had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Javier Fortuna and Jesus Andres Cuellar fought out of a southpaw stance.

Fortuna was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 9 months later than Cuellar, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 60 more professional rounds, totaling 232 compared to Cuellar's 172.

Fortuna vs Cuellar form

Javier Fortuna had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Sharif Bogere on February 9, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.

Prior to that, his contest against Adrian Granados on June 16, 2018 ended in a no contest at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Robert Easter Jr on January 20, 2018, by split decision in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

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

He had beaten Omar Douglas on November 12, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania.

Cuellar had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on April 21, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA Super World Super Featherweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jonathan Oquendo on December 5, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, 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.

He had defeated 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.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Javier Fortuna had been fighting more than Jesus Andres Cuellar.

Going into this contest, Javier Fortuna had last fought 8 months and 24 days ago, while Jesus Andres Cuellar's last outing had been 1 year, 6 months and 12 days ago.

Fortuna's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

Cuellar's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Fortuna vs Cuellar start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at MGM National Harbor, Maryland, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Fortuna vs Cuellar?

Fortuna vs Cuellar was broadcast on Fox Sport 1 in the US.

What were the odds on Fortuna vs Cuellar?

Javier Fortuna was a 9/50 (-560) favorite going into the contest, while Jesus Andres Cuellar made his way into the ring at 15/4 (+380) with oddsmakers.