Who won Jacobs vs Chavez Jr?

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

The scorecards were announced as 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

Daniel Jacobs stepped into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 29 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Jacobs had advantage in power over Chavez Jr, with a 83% knock out percentage over Chavez Jr's 65%.

Daniel Jacobs was the younger man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

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

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

Jacobs was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 less fights, and made his debut in 2007, 4 year and 2 months later than Chavez Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 112 less professional rounds, 198 to Chavez Jr's 310.

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

Jacobs vs Chavez Jr form

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 beat Evert Bravo on 10th August 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Estadio Antonio R. Marquez, Jalisco, Mexico.

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

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

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

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

Activity check

Jacobs' last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 10 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

Chavez Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 10 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 13 days. 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 is expected to begin at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Main Event broadcast of the card is expected to start at 2:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Jacobs vs Chavez Jr?

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