Puello vs Matias

Who won Puello vs Matias?

Subriel Matias beat Alberto Puello by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 12th, 2025, at Louis Armstrong Stadium, Queens.

The scorecards were announced as 114-114, 115-113, 115-113 in favor of winner Subriel Matias.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This contest was for the WBC super lightweight championship of the world.

Matias was defending his his WBC World Super Lightweight Championship for the first time. He won this belt against Alberto Puello in July 2025. He had held this belt for 21 days.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Hamzah Sheeraz beating Edgar Berlanga. Also on the undercard Shakur Stevenson beat William Zepeda for the WBC World Lightweight belt, and David Morrell defeated Imam Khataev.

Puello vs Matias stats

Alberto Puello stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Subriel Matias made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Alberto Puello was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Puello had a height advantage of 1 inch over Matias. Despite this, Matias had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Alberto Puello fought out of the southpaw stance, while Subriel Matias was an orthodox fighter.

Puello was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 months earlier than Matias, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 58 more professional rounds, totaling 188 compared to Matias' 130.

Subriel Matias was ranked number 8 by the WBC, and 1 by the IBF in the 140lb division.

Puello vs Matias form

Alberto Puello had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Sandor Martin on March 1, 2025, by split decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Gary Antuanne Russell on June 15, 2024, by split decision in their WBC Interim World Super Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ector Madera on December 16, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Armory, Minneapolis.

Before that, he had defeated Batyr Akhmedov on August 20, 2022, by split decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

He had won against Ve Shawn Owens on December 18, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Armory, Minneapolis.

Subriel Matias had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela on March 1, 2025, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight eliminator fight at Coliseo Tomas Dones, Fajardo, Puerto Rico.

Prior to that, he had defeated Roberto Ramirez on November 9, 2024, by knockout in the 2nd round at Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Liam Paro on June 15, 2024, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Coliseo Juan Aubín Cruz Abreu, Manatí.

Before that, he had beaten Shohjahon Ergashev on November 25, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He had won against Jeremias Ponce on February 25, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Armory, Minneapolis.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Subriel Matias had been fighting more than Alberto Puello.

Going into this contest, Alberto Puello had last fought 4 months and 11 days ago, while Subriel Matias' last outing had been 4 months and 11 days ago.

Puello's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Matias' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What time did Puello vs Matias start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Louis Armstrong Stadium, Queens, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Puello vs Matias?

Puello vs Matias was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Puello vs Matias?

Alberto Puello was a 12/5 (+240) underdog going into the contest, while Subriel Matias made his way into the ring at 7/20 (-290) with oddsmakers.