Rocha vs Curiel

Who won Rocha vs Curiel?

Alexis Rocha drew with Raul Curiel by majority draw in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 14th, 2024, at Toyota Arena, Ontario.

The scorecards were announced as 114-114, 116-112, 114-114, meaning it was a majority draw.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Also on the undercard Marlen Esparza was victorious over Arely Mucino, Charles Conwell beat Gerardo Luis Vergara, John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez defeated Ephraim Bui, and Victor Morales was victorious over Jose Ivan Guardado Ortiz.

Rocha vs Curiel stats

Alexis Rocha stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Raul Curiel made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 15 wins and 0 draws.

Alexis Rocha was the younger man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

Rocha had a height advantage of 2 inches over Curiel. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Alexis Rocha fought out of the southpaw stance, while Raul Curiel was an orthodox fighter.

Rocha was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 9 months earlier than Curiel, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 85 more professional rounds, totaling 169 compared to Curiel's 84.

Alexis Rocha went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF at welterweight.

Raul Curiel was ranked number 5 by the WBC, 14 by the WBO, and 10 by the IBF in the 147lb division.

Rocha vs Curiel form

Rocha had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Santiago Dominguez on July 19, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Fredrick Lawson on March 30, 2024, by technical knockout in the 7th round at YouTube Theater, Inglewood.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Giovani Santillan on October 21, 2023, by knockout in the 6th round at Kia Forum, Inglewood.

Before that, he had beaten Anthony Young on May 27, 2023, by knockout in the 5th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.

He had won against George Ashie on January 28, 2023, by knockout in the 7th round at YouTube Theater, Inglewood.

Raul Curiel remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his last opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Elias Diaz on January 6, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Courtney Pennington on September 7, 2023, by knockout in the 10th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Brad Solomon on December 17, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at The Commerce Casino and Hotel, Commerce.

Before that, he had won against Kendo Castaneda on December 18, 2021, by knockout in the 7th round at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

He had defeated Ferdinand Kerobyan on June 19, 2021, by knockout in the 9th round at Don Haskins Center, El Paso.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Alexis Rocha had been fighting more than Raul Curiel.

Going into this contest, Alexis Rocha had last fought 4 months and 25 days ago, while Raul Curiel's last outing had been 11 months and 8 days ago.

Rocha's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

Curiel's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Rocha vs Curiel start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Toyota Arena, Ontario, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Rocha vs Curiel?

The DAZN show began at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 1:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Rocha vs Curiel?

Alexis Rocha was a 23/20 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Raul Curiel made his way into the ring at 2/3 (-150) with oddsmakers.