Gonzalez vs Wangek

Who won Gonzalez vs Wangek?

Srisaket Sor Rungvisai beat Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 18th, 2017, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 114-112, 114-112, 113-113 in favor of winner Srisaket Sor Rungvisai.

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.

Gonzalez vs Wangek stats

Back in March 2017, Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 46 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 38 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Srisaket Sor Rungvisai made his way to the ring with a record of 41 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 38 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Rungvisai had a slight advantage in power over Gonzalez, with a 93% knockout percentage compared to Gonzalez's 83%.

Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez was the younger man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Gonzalez had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez fought out of the orthodox stance, while Srisaket Sor Rungvisai was a southpaw.

Gonzalez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2005, 3 years and 8 months earlier than Rungvisai, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 22 more professional rounds, totaling 305 compared to Rungvisai's 283.

Gonzalez vs Wangek form

Gonzalez had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Carlos Cuadras on September 10, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, 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.

He had beaten Valentin Leon on February 28, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Puerto Salvador Allende, Managua, Nicaragua.

Srisaket Sor Rungvisai had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Daetcharit Sitlekpet on June 3, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Klongluang Muangmai Market, Pathum Thani, Thailand.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ichal Tobida on April 8, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Wat Kedkanudom, Klongluang, Pathum Thani.

Going into that contest, he had won against Arega Yunian on January 22, 2016, by knockout in the 4th round at Potharam Riverside, Ratchaburi.

Before that, he had defeated Frans Damur Palue on November 20, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Municipality of Klong 6, Klongluang District, Pathum Thani.

He had beaten Hendrik Barongsay on August 18, 2015, by knockout in the 2nd round at Thailand, Pathum Thani.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai had been fighting more than Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez.

Going into this contest, Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez had last fought 6 months and 8 days ago, while Srisaket Sor Rungvisai's last outing had been 9 months and 15 days ago.

Gonzalez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Rungvisai's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 7 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

What time did Gonzalez vs Wangek start?

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

Who broadcast Gonzalez vs Wangek?

Gonzalez vs Wangek was broadcast on HBO PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Gonzalez vs Wangek?

Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Srisaket Sor Rungvisai made his way into the ring at 15/2 (+750) with oddsmakers.