Rojas vs Xu

Who won Rojas vs Xu?

Can Xu beat Jesus M Rojas by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, January 26th, 2019, at Houston, Texas.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 116-112, 118-110 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 Jaime Munguia's and Takeshi Inoue's clash for the WBO World Junior Middleweight championship.

Rojas vs Xu stats

Back in January 2019, Jesus M Rojas stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Can Xu made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 2 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Rojas had a massive power advantage over Xu, boasting a 73% knockout percentage compared to Xu's 13%.

Jesus M Rojas was the older man by 7 years, at 32 years old.

Xu had a height advantage of 2 inches over Rojas. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Jesus M Rojas and Can Xu fought out of an orthodox stance.

Rojas was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 7 years and 8 months earlier than Xu, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 24 fewer professional rounds, totaling 164 compared to Xu's 188.

Can Xu was ranked number 2 by the WBA in the 126lb division.

Rojas vs Xu form

Jesus M Rojas had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz on August 11, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at The Avalon, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Claudio Marrero on September 15, 2017, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBA Interim World Featherweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Abraham Lopez on May 5, 2017, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Abraham Lopez on May 5, 2017, by technical knockout in the 8th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Jesus A Valdez on September 17, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Coliseo Héctor Solá Bezares, Caguas, Puerto Rico.

Activity check

Rojas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Xu's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.7 rounds on average.

What time did Rojas vs Xu start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Houston, Texas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Rojas vs Xu?

Rojas vs Xu was broadcast on DAZN in the US.

What were the odds on Rojas vs Xu?

Jesus M Rojas was a 17/100 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Can Xu made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.