Lomachenko vs Rodriguez

Who won Lomachenko vs Rodriguez?

Vasyl Lomachenko beat Gamalier Rodriguez by knockout in the 9th round on Saturday 2nd May 2015 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 KG).

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

Lomachenko vs Rodriguez stats

Back in May 2015, Vasyl Lomachenko stepped into the ring with a record of 3 wins, 1 loss and 0  draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Gamalier Rodriguez made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 loses and 3 draws, with 17 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Rodriguez had a massive power advantage over Lomachenko, boosting at 68% knock out percentage over Lomachenko's 33%.

Vasyl Lomachenko was the younger man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Rodriguez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lomachenko. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Vasyl Lomachenko fought out of the southpaw stance, while Gamalier Rodriguez was an orthodox fighter.

Lomachenko was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 26 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 7 year and 7 months later than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 56 more professional rounds, 188 to Rodriguez's 132.

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Lomachenko's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Lomachenko vs Rodriguez?

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