Gonzalez vs Barrera

Who won Gonzalez vs Barrera?

Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez beat Robert Barrera by technical knockout in the 10th round on Friday, July 12th, 2024, Managua.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

Gonzalez vs Barrera stats

Back in July 2024, Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez stepped into the ring with a record of 51 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 41 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Robert Barrera made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Gonzalez had an advantage in power over Barrera, with a 80% knockout percentage compared to Barrera's 63%.

Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez was the older man by 5 years, at 37 years old.

Barrera had a height advantage of 2 inches over Gonzalez. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez and Robert Barrera fought out of an orthodox stance.

Gonzalez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 8 years earlier than Barrera, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 110 more professional rounds, totaling 305 compared to Barrera's 195.

Gonzalez vs Barrera form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Juan Francisco Estrada on December 3, 2022, by majority decision in their The Ring Junior Bantamweight and WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Julio Cesar Martinez on March 5, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Pechanga Arena, California.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Juan Francisco Estrada on March 13, 2021, by split decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight and WBA Super World Super Flyweight championship fight at American Airlines Center, Dallas.

Before that, he had won against Israel Gonzalez on October 23, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Flyweight championship fight at Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

He had beaten Kal Yafai on February 29, 2020, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas, United States.

Activity check

Gonzalez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

Barrera's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.5 rounds on average.

What time did Gonzalez vs Barrera start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 2:00 AM UTC at Managua, Nicaragua, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Gonzalez vs Barrera?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Gonzalez vs Barrera?

Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Robert Barrera made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.