Herring vs Roach

Who won Herring vs Roach?

Jamel Herring beat Lamont Roach by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 9th, 2019, at Chukchansi Park, California.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 115-113, 117-111 in favor of winner Jamel Herring.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This contest was for the WBO super featherweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Kubrat Pulev was victorious over Rydell Booker, and Amir Imam beat Marcos Mojica.

Herring vs Roach stats

Back in November 2019, Jamel Herring stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lamont Roach made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 19 wins and 1 draw, with 7 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Herring had an advantage in power over Roach, with a 50% knockout percentage compared to Roach's 37%.

Jamel Herring was the older man by 10 years, at 34 years old.

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

Both Jamel Herring and Lamont Roach fought out of an orthodox stance.

Herring was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Roach, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, totaling 183 compared to Roach's 172.

Lamont Roach was ranked number 2 by the WBO in the 130lb division.

Herring vs Roach form

Herring had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Masayuki Ito on May 25, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Osceola Heritage Park, Florida, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Adeilson Dos Santos on December 14, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at American Bank Center, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had won against John Vincent Moralde on September 14, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Save Mart Arena, California.

Before that, he had beaten Juan Pablo Sanchez on May 12, 2018, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had been beaten by Ladarius Miller on August 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Nevada.

Roach had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jonathan Oquendo on May 4, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Alberto Mercado on December 15, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had won against Deivi Julio Bassa on July 20, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Grand Oasis Arena, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

Before that, he had defeated Rey Perez on November 30, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM National Harbor, Maryland, United States.

He had beaten Luis Hinojosa on October 21, 2017, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Lamont Roach had been fighting more than Jamel Herring.

Going into this contest, Jamel Herring had last fought 5 months and 15 days ago, while Lamont Roach's last outing had been 6 months and 5 days ago.

Herring's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

Roach's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Herring vs Roach start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Chukchansi Park, California, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Herring vs Roach?

Herring vs Roach was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US.

What were the odds on Herring vs Roach?

Jamel Herring was a 9/25 (-280) favorite going into the contest, while Lamont Roach made his way into the ring at 21/10 (+210) with oddsmakers.