James vs Montes

Who won James vs Montes?

Jamal James beat Mahonri Montes by knockout in the 2nd round on Friday, August 24th, 2018, at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota.

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 fight appeared on the undercard of Willie Monroe Jr's and Javier Francisco Maciel's clash.

James vs Montes stats

Back in August 2018, Jamal James stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Mahonri Montes made his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, with 24 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Montes had a large advantage in power over James, boasting a 69% knockout percentage compared to James' 43%.

Jamal James was the older man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

James had a height advantage of 4 inches over Montes.

Both Jamal James and Mahonri Montes fought out of an orthodox stance.

James was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 3 years and 7 months later than Montes, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 32 fewer professional rounds, totaling 192 compared to Montes' 224.

Jamal James went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, and 11 by the WBC at welterweight.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jamal James had been fighting more than Mahonri Montes.

Going into this contest, Jamal James had last fought 4 months and 11 days ago, while Mahonri Montes' last outing had been 3 years, 3 months and 25 days ago.

James' last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Montes' last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did James vs Montes start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast James vs Montes?

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

What were the odds on James vs Montes?

Jamal James was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Mahonri Montes made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.