Who won Lomachenko vs Marriaga?

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

The scorecards were announced as 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

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 loses and 0 draws.

The stats suggested that Lomachenko and Marriaga have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

Vasyl Lomachenko was the younger man by 1 year, at 34 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 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 year and 3 months later than Marriaga, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 34 less professional rounds, 164 to Marriaga's 198.

Lomachenko vs Marriaga form

Vasyl Lomachenko had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Miguel Marriaga on 5th August 2017 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Nokia Theater, Los Angeles, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Jason Sosa on 8th April 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Nicholas Walters on 26th November 2016 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

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

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

Miguel Marriaga had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Eduardo Ramirez on 5th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Staples Center, California, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Alfredo Mejia Vargas on 7th December 2019 by knockout in the 6th round at Auditorio GNP Seguros, Puebla, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ruben Cervera on 11th May 2019 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Convention Center, Arizona, United States.

Before that, he had beat Jose Estrella on 3rd November 2018 by knockout in the 4th round at Don Haskins Center, Texas.

He had won against Derlinson Buriel on 12th May 2018 by knockout in the 4th round at Plaza de la Aduana, Cartagena, Colombia.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Miguel Marriaga had been fighting more than Vasyl Lomachenko.

Going to this contest, Vasyl Lomachenko had last fought 5 years and 13 days ago, while Miguel Marriaga's last outing had been 8 months and 13 days ago.

Lomachenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Marriaga's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 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 (-9999) favourite going into the contest, while Miguel Marriaga made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.