Roach vs McCrory

Who won Roach vs McCrory?

Lamont Roach beat Feargal McCrory by technical knockout in the 8th round on Friday, June 28th, 2024, at Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This contest was for the WBA super featherweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Lester Martinez was victorious over Carlos Gongora, and Alex Dilmaghani lost to Rene Tellez Giron.

Roach vs McCrory stats

Lamont Roach stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Feargal McCrory made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 0 draws, with 8 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested McCrory had an advantage in power over Roach, with a 50% knockout percentage compared to Roach's 38%.

Lamont Roach was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Lamont Roach fought out of the orthodox stance, while Feargal McCrory was a southpaw.

Roach was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 7 months earlier than McCrory, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 100 more professional rounds, totaling 172 compared to McCrory's 72.

Feargal McCrory was ranked number 12 by the WBA in the 130lb division.

Roach vs McCrory form

Lamont Roach had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Hector Luis Garcia on November 25, 2023, by split decision in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Angel Rodriguez on July 16, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Crypto.com Arena, California.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Rene Alvarado on December 18, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at AT&T Center, Texas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jamel Herring on November 9, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Chukchansi Park, California.

He had defeated Jonathan Oquendo on May 4, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Roach's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

What time did Roach vs McCrory start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Entertainment and Sports Arena, Washington, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Roach vs McCrory?

The ProBox TV US show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The ProBox TV broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Roach vs McCrory?

Lamont Roach was a 1/8 (-830) favorite going into the contest, while Feargal McCrory made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.