Ancajas vs Rodriguez

Who won Ancajas vs Rodriguez?

Jerwin Ancajas beat Jonathan Javier Rodriguez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 10th, 2021, at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

The scorecards were announced as 115-112, 116-111, 117-110 in favor of winner Jerwin Ancajas.

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 vacant IBF super flyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis beating Sergey Lipinets. Also on the undercard Eimantas Stanionis beat Thomas Dulorme, and Mark Magsayo defeated Pablo Cruz.

Ancajas vs Rodriguez stats

Back in April 2021, Jerwin Ancajas stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jonathan Javier Rodriguez made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Rodriguez had a slight advantage in power over Ancajas, with a 73% knockout percentage compared to Ancajas' 69%.

Jerwin Ancajas was the older man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Ancajas had a height advantage of 1 inch over Rodriguez. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Jerwin Ancajas and Jonathan Javier Rodriguez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ancajas was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 years earlier than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 93 more professional rounds, totaling 262 compared to Rodriguez's 169.

Jonathan Javier Rodriguez was ranked number 3 by the IBF in the 115lb division.

Ancajas vs Rodriguez form

Ancajas had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Miguel Gonzalez on December 7, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Auditorio GNP Seguros, Puebla, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had won against Ryuichi Funai on May 4, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Stockton Arena, California, United States.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Alejandro Santiago on September 28, 2018, by split draw in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Oracle Arena, California.

Before that, he had beaten Jonas Sultan on May 26, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Selland Arena, Fresno, California.

He had defeated Israel Gonzalez on February 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Bank of America Center, Texas.

Activity check

Ancajas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Ancajas vs Rodriguez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ancajas vs Rodriguez?

Ancajas vs Rodriguez was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Ancajas vs Rodriguez?

Jerwin Ancajas was a 9/100 (-1100) favorite going into the contest, while Jonathan Javier Rodriguez made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.