Who won Tszyu vs Cornejo?
Tim Tszyu beat Marcos Jesus Cornejo by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday 8th September 2018 at Bendigo Stadium in 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 loses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Marcos Jesus Cornejo made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Cornejo had advantage in power over Tszyu, with a 95% knock out percentage over Tszyu's 80%.
Tim Tszyu was the younger man by 13 years, at 24 years old.
Both Tim Tszyu & Marcos Jesus Cornejo fought out of an orthodox stance.
Tszyu was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 12 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 year later than Cornejo, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 71 more professional rounds, 129 to Cornejo's 58.
Activity check
Tszyu's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average 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.
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