Lara vs Marrero

Who won Lara vs Marrero?

Claudio Marrero beat Jorge Lara by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, April 28th, 2018, at Don Haskins Convention Center, Texas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Anthony Dirrell's and Abraham Han's clash.

Lara vs Marrero stats

Back in April 2018, Jorge Lara stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 29 wins, zero losses, and 2 draws, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Claudio Marrero made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Marrero had a slight advantage in power over Lara, with a 73% knockout percentage compared to Lara's 72%.

Jorge Lara was the younger man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

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

Both Jorge Lara and Claudio Marrero fought out of a southpaw stance.

Lara's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Marrero's, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 month earlier than Marrero, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 12 fewer professional rounds, totaling 137 compared to Marrero's 149.

Lara vs Marrero form

Jorge Lara had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Oktay Takalak on January 28, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Fernando Montiel on April 30, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round at StubHub Center, Carson.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Jesus M Rojas on September 8, 2015, by knockout in the 10th round at Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood.

Before that, he had won against Mario Macias Rorozco on March 7, 2015, by technical knockout in the 1st round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Jovanny Soto on October 11, 2014, by knockout in the 4th round at Oasis Hotel Complex, Cancun, Mexico.

Activity check

Lara's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Marrero's last 2 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What time did Lara vs Marrero start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Don Haskins Convention Center, Texas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Lara vs Marrero?

Lara vs Marrero was broadcast on FOX in the US.

What were the odds on Lara vs Marrero?

Jorge Lara was a 17/100 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Claudio Marrero made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.