Xu vs Robles III

Who won Xu vs Robles III?

Can Xu beat Manny Robles III by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 23rd, 2019, at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 120-108, 119-109 in favor of winner Can Xu.

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 WBA featherweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Andrew Cancio losing to Rene Alvarado for the WBA World Super Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Rashidi Ellis defeated Eddie Gomez.

Xu vs Robles III stats

Back in November 2019, Can Xu stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Manny Robles III made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 18 wins and 0 draws, with 8 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Robles III had a large advantage in power over Xu, boasting a 44% knockout percentage compared to Xu's 18%.

Can Xu was the same age as Manny Robles III, at 25 years old.

Xu had a height advantage of 2 inches over Robles III. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Can Xu and Manny Robles III fought out of an orthodox stance.

Xu was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 1 month later than Robles III, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 76 more professional rounds, totaling 188 compared to Robles III's 112.

Manny Robles III was ranked number 3 by the WBA in the 126lb division.

Xu vs Robles III form

Xu had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Shun Kubo on May 26, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Fuzhou, China.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jesus M Rojas on January 26, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Texas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jelbirt Gomera on July 27, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Qingdao Guosen Gymnasium, Qingdao, China.

Before that, he had won against Nehomar Cermeno on October 3, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Gym of Datong University, Datong.

He had beaten Jack Asis on May 7, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Shan Xi Normal University Stadium, Xi An.

Activity check

Xu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Xu vs Robles III start?

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

Who broadcast Xu vs Robles III?

Xu vs Robles III was broadcast on DAZN in the US.

What were the odds on Xu vs Robles III?

Can Xu was a 3/10 (-330) favorite going into the contest, while Manny Robles III made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.