Matias vs Paro

Who won Matias vs Paro?

Liam Paro beat Subriel Matias by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, June 15th, 2024, at Coliseo Juan Aubín Cruz Abreu, Manatí.

The scorecards were announced as 115-112, 115-112, 116-111 in favor of winner Liam Paro.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This contest was for the IBF super lightweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Yankiel Rivera Figueroa beat Victor Efrain Sandoval, and Angel Fierro was overcome by Alfredo Santiago Alvarez.

Matias vs Paro stats

Subriel Matias stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Liam Paro made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 24 wins and 0 draws, with 15 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Matias had a massive power advantage over Paro, boasting a 100% knockout percentage compared to Paro's 63%.

Subriel Matias was the older man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Paro had a height advantage of 1 inch over Matias. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Subriel Matias fought out of the orthodox stance, while Liam Paro was a southpaw.

Matias was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 months earlier than Paro, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 27 fewer professional rounds, totaling 108 compared to Paro's 135.

Liam Paro was ranked number 5 by the IBF in the 140lb division.

Matias vs Paro form

Subriel Matias had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Shohjahon Ergashev on November 25, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jeremias Ponce on February 25, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Armory, Minneapolis.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Petros Ananyan on January 22, 2022, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Borgata Hotel Casino, New Jersey.

Before that, he had won against Batyrzhan Jukembayev on May 29, 2021, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

He had beaten Malik Hawkins on October 24, 2020, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Paro remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Montana Love on December 9, 2023, by knockout in the 6th round at CHASE CENTER, SAN FRANCISCO, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Brock Jarvis on October 15, 2022, by technical knockout in the 1st round at South Bank Piazza, South Brisbane, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Yomar Alamo on December 18, 2021, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Amalie Arena, Tampa, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Terry Tzouramanis on March 5, 2021, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Eatons Hill Hotel, Queensland, Australia.

He had beaten James Chereji on March 7, 2020, by technical knockout in the 8th round at The Star, Queensland.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Subriel Matias had been fighting more than Liam Paro.

Going into this contest, Subriel Matias had last fought 6 months and 21 days ago, while Liam Paro's last outing had been 6 months and 6 days ago.

Matias' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Paro's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What time did Matias vs Paro start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 1:00 AM UTC at Coliseo Juan Aubín Cruz Abreu, Manatí, Puerto Rico, which was 9:00 PM EST or 6:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Matias vs Paro?

The DAZN show began at 7:30 PM EST / 4:30 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 12:30 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Matias vs Paro?

Subriel Matias was a 1/8 (-830) favorite going into the contest, while Liam Paro made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.