Ortiz Jr vs Rodriguez

Who won Ortiz Jr vs Rodriguez?

Vergil Ortiz Jr beat Jesus Alvarez Rodriguez by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Thursday, March 22nd, 2018, at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

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).

Ortiz Jr vs Rodriguez stats

Back in March 2018, Vergil Ortiz Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jesus Alvarez Rodriguez made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ortiz Jr had a large advantage in power over Rodriguez, boasting a 100% knockout percentage compared to Rodriguez's 73%.

Vergil Ortiz Jr was the younger man by 6 years, at 20 years old.

Ortiz Jr had a height advantage of 3 inches over Rodriguez. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Vergil Ortiz Jr and Jesus Alvarez Rodriguez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ortiz Jr was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 6 years and 11 months later than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 33 more professional rounds, totaling 83 compared to Rodriguez's 50.

Vergil Ortiz Jr went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBO at super lightweight.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jesus Alvarez Rodriguez had been fighting more than Vergil Ortiz Jr.

Going into this contest, Vergil Ortiz Jr had last fought 3 months and 6 days ago, while Jesus Alvarez Rodriguez's last outing had been 2 years, 4 months and 15 days ago.

What were the odds on Ortiz Jr vs Rodriguez?

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