Nelson vs Rodriguez

Who won Nelson vs Rodriguez?

Steven Nelson beat Marcos Vazquez Rodriguez by knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, August 3rd, 2024, at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Terence Crawford beating Israil Madrimov for the WBA World Super Welterweight and WBO Interim World Junior Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz was overcome by Jose Valenzuela for the WBA World Super Lightweight belt, Andy Ruiz Jr was victorious over Jarrell Miller, Jared Anderson lost to Martin Bakole Ilunga, David Morrell defeated Radivoje Kalajdzic for the WBA World Light Heavyweight championship, Andy Cruz was victorious over Antonio Moran, and Ziyad Almaayouf beat Michal Bulik.

Nelson vs Rodriguez stats

Back in August 2024, Steven Nelson stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Marcos Vazquez Rodriguez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 20 wins and 1 draw.

Steven Nelson was the older man by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Rodriguez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nelson.

Steven Nelson fought out of the orthodox stance, while Marcos Vazquez Rodriguez was a southpaw.

Nelson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 month later than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 13 fewer professional rounds, totaling 84 compared to Rodriguez's 97.

Nelson vs Rodriguez form

Nelson remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated James Ballard on December 10, 2022, by knockout in the 1st round at CHI Health Center, Omaha, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated DeAndre Ware on September 5, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Cem Kilic on January 11, 2020, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Mark G. Etess Arena, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, New Jersey.

Before that, he had won against Derrick Findley on September 1, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Century Link Parking Lot, Nebraska.

He had beaten Victor Darocha on May 25, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Osceola Heritage Park, Florida.

Activity check

Nelson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

What time did Nelson vs Rodriguez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Nelson vs Rodriguez?

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