Lomachenko vs Marriaga

Who won Lomachenko vs Marriaga?

Vasyl Lomachenko beat Miguel Marriaga by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, August 5th, 2017, at Nokia Theater, Los Angeles.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Vasyl Lomachenko.

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.

Lomachenko vs Marriaga stats

Back in August 2017, Vasyl Lomachenko stepped into the ring with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Miguel Marriaga made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Vasyl Lomachenko was the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Marriaga had a height advantage of 2 inches over Lomachenko. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Vasyl Lomachenko fought out of the southpaw stance, while Miguel Marriaga was an orthodox fighter.

Lomachenko was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 3 months later than Marriaga, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 23 fewer professional rounds, totaling 199 compared to Marriaga's 222.

Lomachenko vs Marriaga form

Vasyl Lomachenko had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Jason Sosa on April 8, 2017, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight and WBA Super World Super Featherweight championship fight at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Nicholas Walters on November 26, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Roman Martinez on June 11, 2016, by knockout in the 5th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had beaten Romulo Koasicha on November 7, 2015, by knockout in the 10th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Gamalier Rodriguez on May 2, 2015, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Lomachenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Marriaga's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Lomachenko vs Marriaga start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Nokia Theater, Los Angeles, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Lomachenko vs Marriaga?

Lomachenko vs Marriaga was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Lomachenko vs Marriaga?

Vasyl Lomachenko was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Miguel Marriaga made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.