Saunders vs Coceres

Who won Saunders vs Coceres?

Billy Joe Saunders beat Marcelo Esteban Coceres by knockout in the 11th round on Saturday, November 9th, 2019, at Staples Center, LA.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

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

This fight appeared on the undercard of KSI beating Logan Paul. Also on the undercard Devin Haney beat Alfredo Santiago Alvarez for the WBC World Lightweight belt.

Saunders vs Coceres stats

Back in November 2019, Billy Joe Saunders stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 28 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Marcelo Esteban Coceres made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 28 wins and 1 draw, with 15 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Coceres had a slight advantage in power over Saunders, with a 54% knockout percentage compared to Saunders' 46%.

Billy Joe Saunders was the older man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Coceres had a height advantage of 1 inch over Saunders. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Billy Joe Saunders fought out of the southpaw stance, while Marcelo Esteban Coceres was an orthodox fighter.

Saunders was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 years and 11 months earlier than Coceres, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 4 fewer professional rounds, totaling 222 compared to Coceres' 226.

Marcelo Esteban Coceres was ranked number 10 by the WBO in the 168lb division.

Saunders vs Coceres form

Saunders had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Shefat Isufi on May 18, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Lamex Stadium, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Charles Adamu on December 22, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had won against David Lemieux on December 16, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada.

Before that, he had beaten Willie Monroe Jr on September 16, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Artur Akavov on December 3, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley.

Activity check

Saunders' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Saunders vs Coceres start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Staples Center, LA, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Saunders vs Coceres?

Saunders vs Coceres was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Box Office HD.

What were the odds on Saunders vs Coceres?

Billy Joe Saunders was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Marcelo Esteban Coceres made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.