Who won Magsayo vs Cuellar?
Mark Magsayo beat Jorge Mata Cuellar by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, July 19th, 2025, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 100-90, 100-90 in favor of winner Mark Magsayo.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).
This fight appeared on the undercard of Mario Barrios beating Manny Pacquiao for the WBC World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Sebastian Fundora beat Tim Tszyu, Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz defeated Omar Salcido Gamez for the WBC Interim World Super Lightweight title, Brandon Figueroa was victorious over Joet Gonzalez, David Picasso beat Kyonosuke Kameda, and Gary Russell Jr defeated Hugo Alberto Castaneda Marroquin.
Magsayo vs Cuellar stats
Mark Magsayo stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.
Jorge Mata Cuellar made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws.
Mark Magsayo was the older man by 6 years, at 30 years old.
Magsayo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Cuellar.
Both Mark Magsayo and Jorge Mata Cuellar fought out of an orthodox stance.
Magsayo was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 years earlier than Cuellar, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 49 more professional rounds, totaling 180 compared to Cuellar's 131.
Mark Magsayo went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC, and 3 by the WBO at lightweight.
Jorge Mata Cuellar was ranked number 9 by the WBO in the 135lb division.
Magsayo vs Cuellar form
Magsayo 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 beaten Eduardo Ramirez on June 15, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight eliminator fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Brandon Figueroa on March 4, 2023, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Featherweight championship fight at Toyota Arena, Ontario.
Going into that contest, he had lost to Rey Vargas on July 9, 2022, by split decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio.
Before that, he had beaten Gary Russell Jr on January 22, 2022, by majority decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Borgata Hotel Casino, New Jersey.
He had won against Julio Ceja on August 21, 2021, by knockout in the 10th round at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada.
Activity check
Magsayo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.
What time did Magsayo vs Cuellar start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM EST / 3:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 11:00 PM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Magsayo vs Cuellar?
Magsayo vs Cuellar was broadcast on Amazon Prime Video in both the United States and the UK.
What were the odds on Magsayo vs Cuellar?
Mark Magsayo was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Jorge Mata Cuellar made his way into the ring at 21/4 (+530) with oddsmakers.
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