Roman vs Espinoza

Who won Roman vs Espinoza?

Daniel Roman beat Ricardo Espinoza by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, May 15th, 2021, at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 98-92, 97-93 in favor of winner Daniel Roman.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Brandon Figueroa beating Luis Nery for the WBC World Super Bantamweight and WBA World Super Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Xavier Martinez beat Juan Carlos Burgos.

Roman vs Espinoza stats

Back in May 2021, Daniel Roman stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ricardo Espinoza made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 21 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Espinoza had a massive power advantage over Roman, boasting a 84% knockout percentage compared to Roman's 36%.

Daniel Roman was the older man by 8 years, at 31 years old.

Espinoza had a height advantage of 2 inches over Roman.

Both Daniel Roman and Ricardo Espinoza fought out of an orthodox stance.

Roman was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 years and 3 months earlier than Espinoza, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 102 more professional rounds, totaling 245 compared to Espinoza's 143.

Daniel Roman went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF at super bantamweight.

Ricardo Espinoza was ranked number 7 by the WBO, and 14 by the IBF in the 122lb division.

Roman vs Espinoza form

Roman had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Juan Carlos Payano on September 26, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Murodjon Akhmadaliev on January 30, 2020, by split decision in their WBA Super World Super Bantamweight and IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Meridian at Island Gardens, Florida.

Going into that contest, he had beaten TJ Doheny on April 26, 2019, by majority decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBA Super World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood.

Before that, he had won against Gavin McDonnell on October 6, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Chicago, Illinois.

He had beaten Moises Flores on June 16, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas.

Activity check

Roman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

Espinoza's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Roman vs Espinoza start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Roman vs Espinoza?

Roman vs Espinoza was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Roman vs Espinoza?

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