Picasso vs Hovhannisyan

Who won Picasso vs Hovhannisyan?

David Picasso beat Azat Hovhannisyan by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, August 24th, 2024, Mexico City.

The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 118-110, 120-108 in favor of winner David Picasso.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

This contest was a final eliminator for the WBC super bantamweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr beating John Gotti III. Also on the undercard Curmel Moton defeated Victor Vazquez.

Picasso vs Hovhannisyan stats

Back in August 2024, David Picasso stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 28 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw.

Azat Hovhannisyan made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.

David Picasso was the younger man by 12 years, at 24 years old.

Picasso had a height advantage of 2 inches over Hovhannisyan. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both David Picasso and Azat Hovhannisyan fought out of an orthodox stance.

Picasso was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 years and 11 months later than Hovhannisyan, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 33 more professional rounds, totaling 175 compared to Hovhannisyan's 142.

David Picasso went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC, and 12 by the WBO at super bantamweight.

Picasso vs Hovhannisyan form

Azat Hovhannisyan had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Luis Nery on February 18, 2023, by technical knockout in the 11th round at Pomona, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Dagoberto Aguero on April 9, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Alamodome, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Franklin Manzanilla on September 5, 2019, by knockout in the 4th round at Belasco Theater, California.

Before that, he had won against Glenn Porras on June 13, 2019, by knockout in the 4th round at The Avalon, California.

He had beaten Lolito Sonsona on February 9, 2019, by knockout in the 5th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Activity check

Picasso's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Hovhannisyan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

What time did Picasso vs Hovhannisyan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 2:00 AM UTC at Mexico City, Mexico, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Picasso vs Hovhannisyan?

Picasso vs Hovhannisyan was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Picasso vs Hovhannisyan?

David Picasso was a 7/50 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Azat Hovhannisyan made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.