Gonzalez vs Fuentes

Who won Gonzalez vs Fuentes?

Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez beat Moises Fuentes by knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, September 15th, 2018, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez beating Gennady Golovkin for the WBA Super World Middleweight, WBC World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard David Lemieux defeated Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan for the WBA World Middleweight belt, and Jaime Munguia was victorious over Brandon Cook for the WBO World Junior Middleweight title.

Gonzalez vs Fuentes stats

Back in September 2018, Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez stepped into the ring with a record of 46 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 38 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Moises Fuentes made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Gonzalez had a large advantage in power over Fuentes, boasting a 83% knockout percentage compared to Fuentes' 56%.

Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez was the same age as Moises Fuentes, at 31 years old.

Fuentes had a height advantage of 4 inches over Gonzalez. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez and Moises Fuentes fought out of an orthodox stance.

Gonzalez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 1 year and 10 months earlier than Fuentes, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 121 more professional rounds, totaling 305 compared to Fuentes' 184.

Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBA, and 2 by the WBC at super flyweight.

Gonzalez vs Fuentes form

Gonzalez had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Srisaket Sor Rungvisai on September 9, 2017, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Srisaket Sor Rungvisai on March 18, 2017, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Carlos Cuadras on September 10, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood.

Before that, he had beaten McWilliams Arroyo on April 23, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Flyweight and The Ring Flyweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood.

He had won against Brian Viloria on October 17, 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.

Activity check

Gonzalez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Fuentes' last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Gonzalez vs Fuentes start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Gonzalez vs Fuentes?

Gonzalez vs Fuentes was broadcast on HBO PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BT Sport Box Office.

What were the odds on Gonzalez vs Fuentes?

Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez was a 2/25 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Moises Fuentes made his way into the ring at 27/4 (+680) with oddsmakers.