Gonzalez vs Romero

Who won Gonzalez vs Romero?

Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz beat Jose Matias Romero by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 13th, 2021, at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

The scorecards were announced as 114-113, 115-112, 118-109 in favor of winner Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of David Benavidez beating Ronald Ellis. Also on the undercard Jamontay Clark lost to Terrell Gausha.

Gonzalez vs Romero stats

Back in March 2021, Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jose Matias Romero made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 24 wins and 0 draws, with 8 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Cruz had a massive power advantage over Romero, boasting a 75% knockout percentage compared to Romero's 33%.

Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz was the younger man by 2 years, at 23 years old.

Both Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz and Jose Matias Romero fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cruz was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 months earlier than Romero, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 55 fewer professional rounds, totaling 160 compared to Romero's 215.

Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, 13 by the WBO, and 2 by the IBF at lightweight.

Jose Matias Romero was ranked number 6 by the WBA in the 135lb division.

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Cruz's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What time did Gonzalez vs Romero start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Gonzalez vs Romero?

Gonzalez vs Romero was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by TrillerTV PPV UK.

What were the odds on Gonzalez vs Romero?

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