Pedraza vs Cherry

Who won Pedraza vs Cherry?

Jose Pedraza beat Edner Cherry by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 3rd, 2015, at U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 117-111, 117-111 in favor of winner Jose Pedraza.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This contest was for the IBF super featherweight championship of the world.

Pedraza vs Cherry stats

Back in October 2015, Jose Pedraza stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Edner Cherry made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Pedraza had a slight advantage in power over Cherry, with a 60% knockout percentage compared to Cherry's 56%.

Jose Pedraza was the younger man by 7 years, at 26 years old.

Pedraza had a height advantage of 1 inch over Cherry. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Jose Pedraza and Edner Cherry fought out of an orthodox stance.

Pedraza was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 22 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 9 years and 10 months later than Cherry, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 33 fewer professional rounds, totaling 276 compared to Cherry's 309.

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Pedraza's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pedraza vs Cherry?

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