Jacobs vs Chavez Jr

Who won Jacobs vs Chavez Jr?

Daniel Jacobs beat Julio Cesar Chavez Jr by technical knockout in the 5th round on Friday, December 20th, 2019, at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Daniel Jacobs.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds at a catchweight of 173 lb (12.4 stone or 78.5 kg).

Also on the undercard Julio Cesar Martinez was victorious over Cristofer Rosales for the WBC World Flyweight championship, Maurice Hooker beat Uriel Perez, Liam Smith defeated Roberto Garcia, and Josh Kelly was victorious over Winston Campos.

Jacobs vs Chavez Jr stats

Back in December 2019, Daniel Jacobs stepped into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 29 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr made his way to the ring with a record of 51 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 33 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Jacobs had an advantage in power over Chavez Jr, with a 83% knockout percentage compared to Chavez Jr's 65%.

Daniel Jacobs was the younger man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Chavez Jr had a height advantage of 1 inch over Jacobs. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Daniel Jacobs and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr fought out of an orthodox stance.

Jacobs was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 4 years and 2 months later than Chavez Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 136 fewer professional rounds, totaling 208 compared to Chavez Jr's 344.

Daniel Jacobs went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBO at super middleweight.

Jacobs vs Chavez Jr form

Daniel Jacobs had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Canelo Alvarez on May 4, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight, WBA Super World Middleweight, WBC World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Sergiy Derevyanchenko on October 27, 2018, by split decision in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Hulu Theater @ MSG, New York.

Going into that contest, he had won against Maciej Sulecki on April 28, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had beaten Luis Arias on November 11, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Nassau Coliseum, New York.

He had been beaten by Gennady Golovkin on March 18, 2017, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight, WBC World Middleweight and WBA Super World Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Chavez Jr had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Evert Bravo on August 10, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Estadio Antonio R. Marquez, Jalisco, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had lost to Canelo Alvarez on May 6, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Marcos Reyes on July 18, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso.

Before that, he had been beaten by Andrzej Fonfara on April 18, 2015, by unanimous decision in the 9th round at StubHub Center, Carson.

He had won against Brian Vera on March 1, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Alamodome, San Antonio.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Daniel Jacobs had been fighting more than Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

Going into this contest, Daniel Jacobs had last fought 7 months and 16 days ago, while Julio Cesar Chavez Jr's last outing had been 4 months and 10 days ago.

Jacobs' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

Chavez Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 2 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Jacobs vs Chavez Jr start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Jacobs vs Chavez Jr?

The DAZN show began at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Main Event broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Jacobs vs Chavez Jr?

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