Nova vs Romero

Who won Nova vs Romero?

Abraham Nova beat Jhonatan Romero by knockout in the 3rd round on Friday 28th July 2023 at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Seniesa Estrada beating Leonela Paola Yudica. Also, on the undercard Andres Cortes beat Xavier Martinez, Rohan Polanco defeated Cesar Francis and Carlos Balderas was defeated by Nahir Albright.

Nova vs Romero stats

Back in July 2023, Abraham Nova stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Jhonatan Romero made his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Abraham Nova was the younger man by 7 years, at 29 years old.

Nova had 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Abraham Nova & Jhonatan Romero fought out of an orthodox stance.

Nova was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 6 year and 11 months later than Romero, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 82 less professional rounds, 112 to Romero's 194.

Activity check

Nova's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.3 rounds on average.

What time did Nova vs Romero start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Nova vs Romero?

Abraham Nova was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Jhonatan Romero made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.