Who won Roach vs Alvarado?
Lamont Roach beat Rene Alvarado by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, December 18th, 2021, at AT&T Center, San Antonio.
The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 98-92, 98-92 in favor of winner Lamont Roach.
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 eliminator appeared on the undercard of Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez beating Yunieski Gonzalez for the WBA World Light Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Marlen Esparza defeated Anabel Ortiz, Seniesa Estrada was victorious over Maria Micheo Santizo, and John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez beat Miguel Angel Rebullosa.
Roach vs Alvarado stats
Back in December 2021, Lamont Roach stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Rene Alvarado made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, with 21 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Alvarado had a large advantage in power over Roach, boasting a 66% knockout percentage compared to Roach's 43%.
Lamont Roach was the younger man by 6 years, at 27 years old.
Alvarado had a 4-inch reach advantage.
Both Lamont Roach and Rene Alvarado fought out of an orthodox stance.
Roach was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 5 years and 11 months later than Alvarado, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 119 fewer professional rounds, totaling 172 compared to Alvarado's 291.
Roach vs Alvarado form
Roach had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jamel Herring on November 9, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Chukchansi Park, California, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Jonathan Oquendo on May 4, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Alberto Mercado on December 15, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Before that, he had won against Deivi Julio Bassa on July 20, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Grand Oasis Arena, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
He had beaten Rey Perez on November 30, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM National Harbor, Maryland, United States.
Alvarado 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 lost to Roger Gutierrez on August 14, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Roger Gutierrez on January 2, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at American Airlines Center, Texas.
Going into that contest, he had won against Andrew Cancio on November 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.
Before that, he had defeated Eusebio Osejo on April 26, 2019, by technical decision in their 6 round contest at Nuevo Gimnasio Nicarao, Managua, Nicaragua.
He had been beaten by Carlos Morales on December 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Rene Alvarado had been fighting more than Lamont Roach.
Going into this contest, Lamont Roach had last fought 2 years, 1 month and 9 days ago, while Rene Alvarado's last outing had been 4 months and 4 days ago.
Roach's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.
Alvarado's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.
What time did Roach vs Alvarado start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at AT&T Center, San Antonio, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Roach vs Alvarado?
Roach vs Alvarado was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.
What were the odds on Roach vs Alvarado?
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