Polanco vs Zaina

Who won Polanco vs Zaina?

Rohan Polanco beat Tarik Zaina by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday 2nd March 2024 at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona.

The scorecards were announced as 79-71, 79-71, 78-72 in favor of winner Rohan Polanco.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Otabek Kholmatov losing to Raymond Ford for the WBA World Featherweight championship. Also, on the undercard Luis Alberto Lopez defeated Reiya Abe for the IBF World Featherweight belt, Brian Norman Jr was victorious over Janelson Figueroa Bocachica and Troy Isley beat Mark Anthony Hernandez.

Polanco vs Zaina stats

Rohan Polanco stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Tarik Zaina made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 13 wins and 1 draw.

Rohan Polanco was the younger man by 3 years, at 25 years old.

Zaina had a height advantage of 1 inch over Polanco.

Both Rohan Polanco & Tarik Zaina fought out of an orthodox stance.

Polanco was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 less fights, and made his debut in 2020, 2 months earlier than Zaina, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 62 to Zaina's 78.

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Polanco's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.5 rounds on average.

What time did Polanco vs Zaina start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Polanco vs Zaina?

Polanco vs Zaina was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Polanco vs Zaina?

Rohan Polanco was a 1/14 (-1400) favourite going into the contest, while Tarik Zaina made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.