Roach vs Mercado

Who won Roach vs Mercado?

Lamont Roach beat Alberto Mercado by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, December 15th, 2018, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 98-92, 97-93 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).

Roach vs Mercado stats

Back in December 2018, Lamont Roach stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alberto Mercado made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 3 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Roach had a large advantage in power over Mercado, boasting a 41% knockout percentage compared to Mercado's 20%.

Lamont Roach was the younger man by 7 years, at 23 years old.

Mercado had a height advantage of 2 inches over Roach. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Lamont Roach fought out of the orthodox stance, while Alberto Mercado was a southpaw.

Roach was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years later than Mercado, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 23 more professional rounds, totaling 172 compared to Mercado's 149.

Lamont Roach went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBO at super featherweight.

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Roach's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Roach vs Mercado?

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