Roach vs Rodriguez

Who won Roach vs Rodriguez?

Lamont Roach beat Angel Rodriguez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 16th, 2022, at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 116-112, 117-111 in favor of winner Lamont Roach.

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 fight appeared on the undercard of Ryan Garcia beating Javier Fortuna. Also on the undercard Ricardo Rafael Sandoval lost to David Jimenez, Oscar Collazo defeated Vic Saludar, and Alexis Rocha was victorious over Luis Alberto Veron.

Roach vs Rodriguez stats

Back in July 2022, Lamont Roach stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Angel Rodriguez made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Rodriguez had a slight advantage in power over Roach, with a 50% knockout percentage compared to Roach's 41%.

Lamont Roach was the older man by 29 years, at 27 years old.

Rodriguez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Roach. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Lamont Roach and Angel Rodriguez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Roach was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 10 years and 8 months later than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 39 more professional rounds, totaling 172 compared to Rodriguez's 133.

Lamont Roach went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, 11 by the WBC, and 4 by the WBO at super featherweight.

Angel Rodriguez was ranked number 3 by the WBA in the 130lb division.

Roach vs Rodriguez form

Roach had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Rene Alvarado on December 18, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at AT&T Center, Texas, United States.

Prior to 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jonathan Oquendo on May 4, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Alberto Mercado on December 15, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had defeated Deivi Julio Bassa on July 20, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Grand Oasis Arena, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

Activity check

Roach's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Roach vs Rodriguez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Roach vs Rodriguez?

Roach vs Rodriguez was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Roach vs Rodriguez?

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