James vs DeMarco

Who won James vs DeMarco?

Jamal James beat Antonio DeMarco by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, July 13th, 2019, at Armory, Minnesota.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 98-92, 98-92 in favor of winner Jamal James.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This contest was a final eliminator for the vacant WBA welterweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Robert Helenius losing to Gerald Washington. Also on the undercard Charles Martin beat Daniel Martz.

James vs DeMarco stats

Back in July 2019, Jamal James stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Antonio DeMarco made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, with 24 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested DeMarco had a large advantage in power over James, boasting a 73% knockout percentage compared to James' 48%.

Jamal James was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

James had a height advantage of 4 inches over DeMarco. Despite this, DeMarco had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Jamal James fought out of the orthodox stance, while Antonio DeMarco was a southpaw.

James was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 years and 11 months later than DeMarco, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 59 fewer professional rounds, totaling 192 compared to DeMarco's 251.

Jamal James went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA, 11 by the WBC, and 13 by the IBF at welterweight.

James vs DeMarco form

Antonio DeMarco had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Maxim Dadashev on October 20, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Park Theater, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Eddie Ramirez on October 14, 2017, by technical knockout in the 1st round at StubHub Center, Carson.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Omar Figueroa Jr on December 12, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Before that, he had lost to Rances Barthelemy on June 21, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Jessie Vargas on November 23, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

Activity check

James' last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

DeMarco's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did James vs DeMarco start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Armory, Minnesota, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast James vs DeMarco?

James vs DeMarco was broadcast on Fox Sport 1 in the US.

What were the odds on James vs DeMarco?

Jamal James was a 17/100 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Antonio DeMarco made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.