Munguia vs Cook

Who won Munguia vs Cook?

Jaime Munguia beat Brandon Cook by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, September 15th, 2018, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This contest was for the WBO super welterweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez beating Gennady Golovkin for the WBA Super World Middleweight, WBC World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard David Lemieux beat Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan for the WBA World Middleweight belt, and Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez defeated Moises Fuentes.

Munguia vs Cook stats

Back in September 2018, Jaime Munguia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 30 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 25 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Brandon Cook made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Munguia had an advantage in power over Cook, with a 83% knockout percentage compared to Cook's 65%.

Jaime Munguia was the younger man by 10 years, at 22 years old.

Both Jaime Munguia and Brandon Cook fought out of an orthodox stance.

Munguia was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 4 months later than Cook, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 100 more professional rounds, totaling 227 compared to Cook's 127.

Brandon Cook was ranked number 8 by the WBA, 3 by the WBO, and 9 by the IBF in the 154lb division.

Munguia vs Cook form

Munguia had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Liam Smith on July 21, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Sadam Ali on May 12, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Johnny Navarrete on March 17, 2018, by knockout in the 3rd round at Arena José Sulaimán, Nuevo León, Mexico.

Before that, he had won against Jose Carlos Paz on February 10, 2018, by knockout in the 3rd round at Plaza de Toros, Quintana Roo.

He had beaten Paul Valenzuela Jr on December 9, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Events Center, Nevada, United States.

Activity check

Munguia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 month and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

Cook's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Munguia vs Cook start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:15 PM EST / 6:15 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 2:15 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Munguia vs Cook?

Munguia vs Cook was broadcast on HBO PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BT Sport Box Office.

What were the odds on Munguia vs Cook?

Jaime Munguia was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Brandon Cook made his way into the ring at 14/1 (+1400) with oddsmakers.