Berchelt vs Roman

Who won Berchelt vs Roman?

Miguel Berchelt beat Miguel Roman by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday 3rd November 2018 at Don Haskins in El Paso, Texas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 KG).

This contest was for the WBC super featherweight championship of the world.

Berchelt vs Roman stats

Back in November 2018, Miguel Berchelt stepped into the ring with a record of 34 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 30 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Miguel Roman made his way to the ring with a record of 60 wins, 12 loses and 0 draws, with 47 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Berchelt had a slight advantage in power over Roman, with a 88% knock out percentage over Roman's 78%.

Miguel Berchelt was the younger man by 6 years, at 27 years old.

Berchelt had a height advantage of 2 inches over Roman.

Both Miguel Berchelt & Miguel Roman fought out of an orthodox stance.

Berchelt was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 37 less fights, and made his debut in 2010, 7 year and 7 months later than Roman, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 308 less professional rounds, 171 to Roman's 479.

Miguel Roman was ranked number 1 by the WBC in the 130lb division.

Berchelt vs Roman form

Berchelt had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Jonathan Victor Barros on 23rd June 2018 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Polyforum Zam Na, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.

Previous to that, he had defeated Maxwell Awuku on 10th February 2018 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Plaza de Toros, Quintana Roo.

Going into that contest, he had beat Takashi Miura on 15th July 2017 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Before that, he had won against Francisco Vargas on 28th January 2017 by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.

He had beat Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo on 16th July 2016 by knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Polideportivo Soraya Jimenez, Los Reyes La Paz, Mexico.

Miguel Roman had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Orlando Salido on 9th December 2017 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Events Center, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Takashi Miura on 28th January 2017 by knockout in the 12th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jerope Mercado on 9th July 2016 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Arena José Sulaimán, Monterrey, Mexico.

Before that, he had won against Juli Giner on 1st April 2016 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.

He had defeated Yogli Herrera on 30th January 2016 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Hotel Ixtapa Azul, Zihuatanejo, Mexico.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Miguel Berchelt had been fighting more than Miguel Roman.

Going to this contest, Miguel Berchelt had last fought 4 months and 11 days ago, while Miguel Roman's last outing had been 10 months and 25 days ago.

Berchelt's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

Roman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Berchelt vs Roman start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Don Haskins, El Paso, Texas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Berchelt vs Roman?

Berchelt vs Roman was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Berchelt vs Roman?

Miguel Berchelt was a 2/25 (-1200) favourite going into the contest, while Miguel Roman made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.