Rocha vs Lawson

Who won Rocha vs Lawson?

Alexis Rocha beat Fredrick Lawson by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, March 30th, 2024, at YouTube Theater, Inglewood.

The scorecards were announced 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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Arsen Goulamirian losing to Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez for the WBA Super World Cruiserweight championship. Also on the undercard Ricardo Rafael Sandoval beat Carlos Buitrago.

Rocha vs Lawson stats

Back in March 2024, Alexis Rocha stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Fredrick Lawson made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.

Alexis Rocha was the younger man by 7 years, at 27 years old.

Lawson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Rocha. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Alexis Rocha fought out of the southpaw stance, while Fredrick Lawson was an orthodox fighter.

Rocha was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years later than Lawson, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 18 fewer professional rounds, totaling 157 compared to Lawson's 175.

Alexis Rocha went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBO, and 11 by the IBF at welterweight.

Rocha vs Lawson form

Rocha had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Giovani Santillan on October 21, 2023, by knockout in the 6th round at Kia Forum, Inglewood, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten George Ashie on January 28, 2023, by knockout in the 7th round at YouTube Theater, Inglewood.

Before that, he had won against Jesus Antonio Perez Campos on October 29, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

He had beaten Luis Alberto Veron on July 16, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles.

Activity check

Rocha's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did Rocha vs Lawson start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at YouTube Theater, Inglewood, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Rocha vs Lawson?

Rocha vs Lawson was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Rocha vs Lawson?

Alexis Rocha was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Fredrick Lawson made his way into the ring at 11/1 (+1100) with oddsmakers.