Rodriguez vs Eggington

Who won Rodriguez vs Eggington?

Sam Eggington beat Ceferino Rodriguez by knockout in the 10th round on Saturday 13th May 2017 at Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).

Rodriguez vs Eggington stats

Back in May 2017, Ceferino Rodriguez stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 0  draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Sam Eggington made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Eggington had a slight advantage in power over Rodriguez, with a 60% knock out percentage over Rodriguez's 50%.

Ceferino Rodriguez was the older man by 5 years, at 29 years old.

Eggington had a height advantage of 2 inches over Rodriguez.

Both Ceferino Rodriguez & Sam Eggington fought out of an orthodox stance.

Rodriguez was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 9 months earlier than Eggington, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 102 less professional rounds, 166 to Eggington's 268.

Ceferino Rodriguez went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBC and 10 by the IBF at welterweight.

Sam Eggington was ranked number 11 by the WBC in the 147lb division.

Rodriguez vs Eggington form

Eggington 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 Paulie Malignaggi on 4th March 2017 by knockout in the 9th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Frankie Gavin on 22nd October 2016 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, UK.

Going into that contest, he had beat Daza Usher on 30th July 2016 by knockout in the 1st round at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been beaten by Bradley Skeete on 5th March 2016 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Welterweight and CBC Commonwealth Welterweight championship fight at Genting Arena, Birmingham.

He had won against Dale Evans on 17th October 2015 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Welterweight and CBC Commonwealth Welterweight championship fight at Barclaycard Arena (formerly NIA) , Birmingham.

Activity check

Eggington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Rodriguez vs Eggington start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, Afghanistan, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Rodriguez vs Eggington?

Rodriguez vs Eggington was broadcast on Sky Sports 2 in the UK.

What were the odds on Rodriguez vs Eggington?

Ceferino Rodriguez was a 101/20 (+510) underdog going into the contest, while Sam Eggington made his way into the ring at 3/25 (-830) with oddsmakers.