Roman vs Flores

Who won Roman vs Flores?

Daniel Roman beat Moises Flores by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, June 16th, 2018, at The Ford Center at The Star, Dallas, Texas.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 118-110, 120-108 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 contest was for the vacant WBA super bantamweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Errol Spence Jr beating Carlos Ocampo for the IBF World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Adrian Granados defeated Javier Fortuna.

Roman vs Flores stats

Back in June 2018, Daniel Roman stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Moises Flores made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 25 wins and 0 draws, with 17 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Flores had a large advantage in power over Roman, boasting a 68% knockout percentage compared to Roman's 38%.

Daniel Roman was the younger man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Flores had a height advantage of 4 inches over Roman.

Both Daniel Roman and Moises Flores fought out of an orthodox stance.

Roman was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 1 month later than Flores, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 115 more professional rounds, totaling 245 compared to Flores' 130.

Moises Flores was ranked number 1 by the WBA in the 122lb division.

Roman vs Flores form

Roman had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Ryo Matsumoto on February 28, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Shun Kubo on September 3, 2017, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Shimazu Arena, Kyoto.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Adam Lopez on January 20, 2017, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Bally's Event Center, Atlantic City, United States.

Before that, he had won against Adam Lopez on January 20, 2017, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Bally's Event Center, New Jersey, USA.

He had beaten Marlon Olea on November 18, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Doubletree Hotel, California.

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

In his last fight before this contest, his contest against Guillermo Rigondeaux on June 17, 2017 ended in a no contest at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Paulus Ambunda on June 11, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Ramatex Factory, Windhoek, Namibia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Luis Emanuel Cusolito on September 22, 2015, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA Interim World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Oscar Escandon on April 18, 2015, by split decision in their WBA Interim World Super Bantamweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.

He had beaten Mario Macias Rorozco on November 21, 2014, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Daniel Roman had been fighting more than Moises Flores.

Going into this contest, Daniel Roman had last fought 3 months and 19 days ago, while Moises Flores' last outing had been 11 months and 30 days ago.

Roman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

Flores' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Roman vs Flores start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at The Ford Center at The Star, Dallas, Texas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Roman vs Flores?

Daniel Roman was a 7/50 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Moises Flores made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.