Rodriguez vs Postol

Who won Rodriguez vs Postol?

Elvis Rodriguez beat Viktor Postol by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, July 15th, 2023, at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This eliminator appeared on the undercard of Frank Martin beating Artem Harutyunyan for the WBC World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Freudis Rojas defeated Diego Santiago Sanchez.

Rodriguez vs Postol stats

Back in July 2023, Elvis Rodriguez stepped into the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.

Viktor Postol made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.

Elvis Rodriguez was the younger man by 12 years, at 27 years old.

Postol had a height advantage of 1 inch over Rodriguez. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Elvis Rodriguez fought out of the southpaw stance, while Viktor Postol was an orthodox fighter.

Rodriguez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 10 years and 11 months later than Postol, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 199 fewer professional rounds, totaling 94 compared to Postol's 293.

Rodriguez vs Postol form

Viktor Postol had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Gary Antuanne Russell on February 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 10th round at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Jose Carlos Ramirez on August 29, 2020, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Mohamed Mimoune on April 27, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Before that, he had lost to Josh Taylor on June 23, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The SSE Hydro, Scotland, United Kingdom.

He had been beaten by Terence Crawford on July 23, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBO World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

Rodriguez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.5 rounds on average.

Postol's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

What time did Rodriguez vs Postol start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:45 PM EST / 7:45 PM PST at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 3:45 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Rodriguez vs Postol?

Rodriguez vs Postol was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Rodriguez vs Postol?

Elvis Rodriguez was a 2/9 (-450) favorite going into the contest, while Viktor Postol made his way into the ring at 31/10 (+310) with oddsmakers.