Who won Rocha vs Dominguez?
Alexis Rocha beat Santiago Dominguez by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, July 19th, 2024, at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.
The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 99-91, 98-92 in favor of winner Alexis Rocha.
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).
The undercard featured the clash of Morales vs Garnett.
Rocha vs Dominguez stats
Back in July 2024, Alexis Rocha stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.
Santiago Dominguez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 27 wins and 0 draws.
Alexis Rocha was the younger man by 6 years, at 27 years old.
Rocha had a height advantage of 2 inches over Dominguez. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.
Alexis Rocha fought out of the southpaw stance, while Santiago Dominguez was an orthodox fighter.
Rocha was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 6 months later than Dominguez, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 43 more professional rounds, totaling 169 compared to Dominguez's 126.
Alexis Rocha went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBC, 9 by the WBO, and 10 by the IBF at welterweight.
Santiago Dominguez was ranked number 14 by the WBA, and 11 by the WBO in the 147lb division.
Rocha vs Dominguez 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 beaten Fredrick Lawson on March 30, 2024, by technical knockout in the 7th round at YouTube Theater, Inglewood, United States.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Giovani Santillan on October 21, 2023, by knockout in the 6th round at Kia Forum, Inglewood.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Anthony Young on May 27, 2023, by knockout in the 5th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.
Before that, he had won against George Ashie on January 28, 2023, by knockout in the 7th round at YouTube Theater, Inglewood.
He had beaten Jesus Antonio Perez Campos on October 29, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.
Activity check
Rocha's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.
What time did Rocha vs Dominguez start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Rocha vs Dominguez?
The DAZN show began at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (BST).
What were the odds on Rocha vs Dominguez?
Alexis Rocha was a 2/9 (-450) favorite going into the contest, while Santiago Dominguez made his way into the ring at 10/3 (+330) with oddsmakers.
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