Tszyu vs Cornejo

Who won Tszyu vs Cornejo?

Tim Tszyu beat Marcos Jesus Cornejo by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, September 8th, 2018, at Bendigo Stadium, Victoria.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

Tszyu vs Cornejo stats

Back in September 2018, Tim Tszyu stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Marcos Jesus Cornejo made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Cornejo had an advantage in power over Tszyu, with a 95% knockout percentage compared to Tszyu's 80%.

Tim Tszyu was the younger man by 13 years, at 24 years old.

Both Tim Tszyu and Marcos Jesus Cornejo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Tszyu was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years later than Cornejo, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 86 more professional rounds, totaling 144 compared to Cornejo's 58.

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Tszyu's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 month and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Tszyu vs Cornejo?

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