On December 10, 2016, Jesús Cuellar (28-1, 21 KOs), the featherweight WBA (Regular) champion, defends his title against former world champion Abner Mares (29-2-1, 15 KOs).
Jesús Cuellar is coming in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Jonathan Oquendo, 1 year and 5 days ago. Abner Mares is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 46% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision loss to Léo Santa Cruz, 1 year, 3 months, and 11 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Jesús Cuellar at 99-1 winning odds. Abner Mares really doesn't have much to present against Cuellar.
Abner Mares defeated Jesús Cuellar via split decision and wins the WBA (Regular) title. Mares improves his record to 30-2-1, while Cuellar adds a loss to his record at 28-2.