Who won Cuadras vs Gonzalez?
Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez beat Carlos Cuadras by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 10th, 2016, at Forum, Inglewood.
The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 116-112, 117-111 in favor of winner Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez.
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 WBC super flyweight championship of the world.
Cuadras vs Gonzalez stats
Back in September 2016, Carlos Cuadras stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 35 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 27 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 45 wins and 0 draws, with 38 of those by knockout.
The stats suggested Gonzalez had a slight advantage in power over Cuadras, with a 84% knockout percentage compared to Cuadras' 77%.
Carlos Cuadras was the younger man by 1 year, at 28 years old.
Cuadras had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gonzalez. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Carlos Cuadras and Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez fought out of an orthodox stance.
Cuadras was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 2 years and 10 months later than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 16 fewer professional rounds, totaling 289 compared to Gonzalez's 305.
Carlos Cuadras went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 1 by the IBF at super flyweight.
Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez was ranked number 1 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 1 by the IBF in the 115lb division.
Cuadras vs Gonzalez form
Cuadras had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Richie Mepranum on April 23, 2016, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Centro de Usos Multiples, Los Mochis, Mexico.
Prior to that, he had defeated Koki Eto on November 28, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Xebio Arena, Sendai, Japan.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Dixon Flores on August 15, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Estadio de Beisbol Alberto Vega Chavez, Guamuchil, Mexico.
Before that, he had won against Luis Concepcion on April 4, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Unidad Deportiva Martín Alarcón, Metepec.
He had beaten Marvin Mabait on November 13, 2014, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Washington Hilton, Washington, United States.
Gonzalez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated McWilliams Arroyo on April 23, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Flyweight and The Ring Flyweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated 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.
Going into that contest, he had won against Edgar Sosa on May 16, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Flyweight and The Ring Flyweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood.
Before that, he had defeated Valentin Leon on February 28, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Puerto Salvador Allende, Managua, Nicaragua.
He had beaten Rocky Fuentes on November 22, 2014, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Yokohama International Swimming Pool, Yokohama, Japan.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez had been fighting more than Carlos Cuadras.
Going into this contest, Carlos Cuadras had last fought 4 months and 18 days ago, while Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez's last outing had been 4 months and 18 days ago.
Cuadras' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.
Gonzalez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.
What time did Cuadras vs Gonzalez start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Forum, Inglewood, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Cuadras vs Gonzalez?
Cuadras vs Gonzalez was broadcast on HBO in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.
What were the odds on Cuadras vs Gonzalez?
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