Rodriguez vs Velasco

Who won Rodriguez vs Velasco?

Elvis Rodriguez beat Juan Jose Velasco by knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, March 26th, 2022, at The Armory, Minneapolis.

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 fight appeared on the undercard of Tim Tszyu beating Terrell Gausha. Also on the undercard Michel Rivera beat Joseph Adorno.

Rodriguez vs Velasco stats

Back in March 2022, Elvis Rodriguez stepped into the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.

Juan Jose Velasco made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Elvis Rodriguez was the younger man by 9 years, at 26 years old.

Elvis Rodriguez fought out of the southpaw stance, while Juan Jose Velasco was an orthodox fighter.

Rodriguez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 4 years and 5 months later than Velasco, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 16 fewer professional rounds, totaling 94 compared to Velasco's 110.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Elvis Rodriguez had been fighting more than Juan Jose Velasco.

Going into this contest, Elvis Rodriguez had last fought 4 months and 20 days ago, while Juan Jose Velasco's last outing had been 2 years, 10 months and 15 days ago.

Rodriguez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.5 rounds on average.

Velasco's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

What time did Rodriguez vs Velasco start?

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

What were the odds on Rodriguez vs Velasco?

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