Stevenson vs Gonzalez

Who won Stevenson vs Gonzalez?

Shakur Stevenson beat Joet Gonzalez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 26th October 2019 at Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Nevada.

The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 119-109, 119-109 in favor of winner Shakur Stevenson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 KG).

This contest was for the WBO featherweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Greer Jr vs Nieves.

Stevenson vs Gonzalez stats

Back in October 2019, Shakur Stevenson stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Joet Gonzalez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 23 wins and 0 draws, with 14 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Gonzalez had a slight advantage in power over Stevenson, with a 61% knock out percentage over Stevenson's 58%.

Shakur Stevenson was the younger man by 4 years, at 22 years old.

Stevenson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gonzalez. Despite this, Gonzalez had 2-inch reach advantage.

Shakur Stevenson fought out of the southpaw stance, while Joet Gonzalez was an orthodox fighter.

Stevenson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 less fights, and made his debut in 2017, 4 year and 9 months later than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 37 less professional rounds, 145 to Gonzalez's 182.

Shakur Stevenson went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBO at featherweight.

Joet Gonzalez was ranked number 2 by the WBO in the 126lb division.

Stevenson vs Gonzalez form

Stevenson remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Alberto Guevara on 13th July 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Prudential Center, New Jersey, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Christopher Diaz on 20th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beat Jessie Cris Rosales on 18th January 2019 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Viorel Simion on 13th October 2018 by technical knockout in the 1st round at CHI Health Center, Nebraska.

He had won against Carlos Ruiz on 18th August 2018 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Ocean Resort Casino, New Jersey.

Activity check

Stevenson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

Gonzalez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.5 rounds on average.

What time did Stevenson vs Gonzalez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Nevada, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Stevenson vs Gonzalez?

Stevenson vs Gonzalez was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US.

What were the odds on Stevenson vs Gonzalez?

Shakur Stevenson was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Joet Gonzalez made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.