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Mar 21 2019
Thursday

The Avalon, California, United States

10 round contest @ Lightweight
Juan Antonio Rodriguez
Rodriguez
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32-2-2
KO 9

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  • 75-77
  • 75-77
KO 9
29-7-0

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The tape

31
Age
31
5' 7" / 170 cm
Height
5' 7" / 171 cm
68.1" / 173 cm
Reach
70.9" / 180 cm
Southpaw (L)
Stance
Southpaw (L)

Tape record

MDUDKOUDUD
Form
UDSDRTDKORTD
32
Wins
29
17
By KO
25
53
KO%
86
2
Loses
7
2
Draws
0
2003
Debut
2007

Tape rankings @ Lightweight

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Mercito Gesta vs Juan Antonio Rodriguez report


Who won Gesta vs Rodriguez?

Juan Antonio Rodriguez beat Mercito Gesta by knockout in the 9th round on Thursday, March 21st, 2019, at The Avalon, California.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Gesta vs Rodriguez stats

Back in March 2019, Mercito Gesta stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Juan Antonio Rodriguez made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, with 25 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Rodriguez had a massive power advantage over Gesta, boasting a 86% knockout percentage compared to Gesta's 53%.

Mercito Gesta was the same age as Juan Antonio Rodriguez, at 31 years old.

Rodriguez had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Mercito Gesta and Juan Antonio Rodriguez fought out of a southpaw stance.

Gesta was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2003, 3 years and 4 months earlier than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 72 more professional rounds, totaling 270 compared to Rodriguez's 198.

Mercito Gesta went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBO at lightweight.

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Gesta's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Gesta vs Rodriguez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at The Avalon, California, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

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Result

Mercito

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Juan

Rodriguez

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Round 1

Gesta
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Rodriguez
Fight Finished Early

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Winner announced as

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Mercito Gesta

Juan Rodriguez

108

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