Who won Gonzalez vs Wangek?
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai beat Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 18th March 2017 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
The scorecards were announced as 112-114, 112-114, 113-113 in favor of winner Srisaket Sor Rungvisai.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).
This contest was for the WBC super flyweight championship of the world.
Gonzalez vs Wangek stats
Back in March 2017, Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 46 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 38 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai made his way to the ring with a record of 41 wins, 4 loses and 1 draw, with 38 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Rungvisai had a slight advantage in power over Gonzalez, with a 93% knock out percentage over Gonzalez's 83%.
Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez was the younger man by 1 year, at 29 years old.
Gonzalez had 1-inch reach advantage.
Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez fought out of the orthodox stance, while Srisaket Sor Rungvisai was a southpaw.
Gonzalez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2005, 3 years and 8 months earlier than Rungvisai, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 19 more professional rounds, 295 to Rungvisai's 276.
Gonzalez vs Wangek form
Gonzalez 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 Carlos Cuadras on 10th September 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated McWilliams Arroyo on 23rd April 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Flyweight and The Ring Flyweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood.
Going into that contest, he had beat Brian Viloria on 17th October 2015 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Flyweight and The Ring Flyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Before that, he had won against Edgar Sosa on 16th May 2015 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Flyweight and The Ring Flyweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood.
He had beat Valentin Leon on 28th February 2015 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Puerto Salvador Allende, Managua, Nicaragua.
Srisaket Sor Rungvisai had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Daetcharit Sitlekpet on 3rd June 2016 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Klongluang Muangmai Market, Pathum Thani, Thailand.
Previous to that, he had defeated Ichal Tobida on 8th April 2016 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Wat Kedkanudom, Klongluang, Pathum Thani.
Going into that contest, he had won against Arega Yunian on 22nd January 2016 by knockout in the 4th round at Potharam Riverside, Ratchaburi.
Before that, he had defeated Frans Damur Palue on 20th November 2015 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Municipality of Klong 6, Klongluang District, Pathum Thani.
He had beat Hendrik Barongsay on 18th August 2015 by knockout in the 2nd round at Thailand, Pathum Thani.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai had been fighting more than Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez.
Going to this contest, Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez had last fought 6 months and 8 days ago, while Srisaket Sor Rungvisai's last outing had been 9 months and 15 days ago.
Gonzalez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.
Rungvisai's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 7 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.
What time did Gonzalez vs Wangek start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Gonzalez vs Wangek?
Gonzalez vs Wangek was broadcast on HBO PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.
What were the odds on Gonzalez vs Wangek?
Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez was a 1/20 (-2000) favourite going into the contest, while Srisaket Sor Rungvisai made his way into the ring at 15/2 (+750) with oddsmakers.
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