Mendez vs Rodriguez

Who won Mendez vs Rodriguez?

Wilfredo Mendez beat Nelvis Rodriguez by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Friday, February 21st, 2025, at Cancha Ruben Zayas Montanez, Trujillo Alto.

The scorecards were announced as 78-74, 79-73, 78-74 in favor of winner Wilfredo Mendez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Jr Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 108 pounds (7.7 stone or 49 kg).

Mendez vs Rodriguez stats

Wilfredo Mendez stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw.

Nelvis Rodriguez made his way to the ring with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Wilfredo Mendez was the older man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Mendez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Rodriguez.

Wilfredo Mendez fought out of the southpaw stance, while Nelvis Rodriguez was an orthodox fighter.

Mendez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 6 years earlier than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 109 more professional rounds, totaling 168 compared to Rodriguez's 59.

Mendez vs Rodriguez form

Mendez had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jesus Haro on April 20, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Coliseo Ruben Zayas, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Yudai Shigeoka on April 16, 2023, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC Interim World Minimumweight championship fight at Yoyogi #2 Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Masataka Taniguchi on December 14, 2021, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Minimumweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo.

Before that, he had defeated Gabriel Mendoza on February 8, 2020, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Minimumweight championship fight at Hotel El Panama, Panama City, Panama.

He had beaten Axel Aragon Vega on October 26, 2019, by technical decision in their WBO World Minimumweight championship fight at Cancha Ruben Zayas Montanez, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico.

Activity check

Mendez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Mendez vs Rodriguez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Cancha Ruben Zayas Montanez, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Mendez vs Rodriguez?

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