Who won Marriaga vs Cervera?

Miguel Marriaga beat Ruben Cervera by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday 11th May 2019 at Convention Center in Arizona.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Miguel Marriaga.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 KG).

Marriaga vs Cervera stats

Miguel Marriaga stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Ruben Cervera made his way to the ring with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Cervera had a slight advantage in power over Marriaga, with a 90% knock out percentage over Marriaga's 85%.

Miguel Marriaga was the older man by 11 years, at 35 years old.

Cervera had 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Miguel Marriaga & Ruben Cervera fought out of an orthodox stance.

Marriaga was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 years and 5 months earlier than Cervera, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 153 more professional rounds, 198 to Cervera's 45.

Marriaga vs Cervera form

Miguel Marriaga had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before 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 defeated 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 beat Ruben Cervera on 11th May 2019 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Convention Center, Arizona, United States.

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

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

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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 were the odds on Marriaga vs Cervera?

Miguel Marriaga was a (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Ruben Cervera made his way into the ring at (+100) with oddsmakers.