Berchelt vs Roman

Who won Berchelt vs Roman?

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

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

The stats suggested Berchelt had a slight advantage in power over Roman, with a 88% knockout percentage compared to 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 and Miguel Roman fought out of an orthodox stance.

Berchelt was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 37 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 7 years and 7 months later than Roman, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 308 fewer professional rounds, totaling 171 compared 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 June 23, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Polyforum Zam Na, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.

Prior to that, he had defeated Maxwell Awuku on February 10, 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 beaten Takashi Miura on July 15, 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 January 28, 2017, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.

He had beaten Chonlatarn Piriyapinyo on July 16, 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 December 9, 2017, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Events Center, Las Vegas, United States.

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

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

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

He had defeated Yogli Herrera on January 30, 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 into 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, which means he had been fighting approximately 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) favorite going into the contest, while Miguel Roman made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.