McDonnell vs Solis

Who won McDonnell vs Solis?

Jamie McDonnell beat Liborio Solis by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 12th, 2016, at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 115-113, 117-111 in favor of winner Jamie McDonnell.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

This contest was for the WBA bantamweight championship of the world.

McDonnell vs Solis stats

Back in November 2016, Jamie McDonnell stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 losses, and 1  draw, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Liborio Solis made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested McDonnell had a slight advantage in power over Solis, with a 46% knockout percentage compared to Solis' 44%.

Jamie McDonnell was the younger man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

McDonnell had a height advantage of 6 inches over Solis. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Jamie McDonnell and Liborio Solis fought out of an orthodox stance.

McDonnell was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 4 years and 9 months later than Solis, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 44 fewer professional rounds, totaling 246 compared to Solis' 290.

McDonnell vs Solis form

McDonnell had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Fernando Vargas on April 9, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Tomoki Kameda on September 6, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Tomoki Kameda on May 9, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at State Farm Arena, Hidalgo.

Before that, he had defeated Javier Nicolas Chacon on November 22, 2014, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

He had won against Tabtimdaeng Na Rachawat on May 31, 2014, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London.

Solis had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Freddy Beleno on July 16, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Hotel Sheraton Bijao, Santa Clara, Panama.

Prior to that, he had defeated Juan Carlos Vega on June 25, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Centro Recreacional Yesterday, Turmero, Venezuela.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Shinsuke Yamanaka on March 4, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Shimazu Arena, Kyoto, Japan.

Before that, he had beaten Jonathan Baat on December 17, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 9 round contest at Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City, Panama.

He had won against Yenrry Bermudez on November 13, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 4 round contest at Centro Recreacional Yesterday, Turmero, Venezuela.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Liborio Solis had been fighting more than Jamie McDonnell.

Going into this contest, Jamie McDonnell had last fought 7 months and 3 days ago, while Liborio Solis' last outing had been 3 months and 27 days ago.

McDonnell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

Solis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did McDonnell vs Solis start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM UTC at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast McDonnell vs Solis?

McDonnell vs Solis was broadcast on Sky Sports 2 in the UK.

What were the odds on McDonnell vs Solis?

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