Herring vs Oquendo

Who won Herring vs Oquendo?

Jamel Herring beat Jonathan Oquendo by on Saturday, September 5th, 2020, at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

The scorecards were announced as 80-70, 80-70, 79-71 in favor of winner Jamel Herring.

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 WBO super featherweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Nelson vs Ware.

Herring vs Oquendo stats

Back in September 2020, Jamel Herring stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jonathan Oquendo made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Oquendo had an advantage in power over Herring, with a 61% knockout percentage compared to Herring's 48%.

Jamel Herring was the younger man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Herring had a height advantage of 6 inches over Oquendo. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Jamel Herring and Jonathan Oquendo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Herring was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 8 years and 5 months later than Oquendo, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 31 fewer professional rounds, totaling 183 compared to Oquendo's 214.

Jonathan Oquendo was ranked number 12 by the WBO in the 130lb division.

Herring vs Oquendo form

Herring had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Lamont Roach on November 9, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Chukchansi Park, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Masayuki Ito on May 25, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Osceola Heritage Park, Florida.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Adeilson Dos Santos on December 14, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at American Bank Center, Texas.

Before that, he had won against John Vincent Moralde on September 14, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Save Mart Arena, California.

He had beaten Juan Pablo Sanchez on May 12, 2018, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

Herring's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

Oquendo's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.7 rounds on average.

What time did Herring vs Oquendo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Herring vs Oquendo?

Herring vs Oquendo was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US.

What were the odds on Herring vs Oquendo?

Jamel Herring was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Jonathan Oquendo made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.