Roman vs Matsumoto

Who won Roman vs Matsumoto?

Daniel Roman beat Ryo Matsumoto by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Wednesday, February 28th, 2018, at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo.

The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 119-109, 118-110 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.

Roman vs Matsumoto stats

Back in February 2018, Daniel Roman stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.

Ryo Matsumoto made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Daniel Roman was the older man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Matsumoto had a height advantage of 3 inches over Roman.

Both Daniel Roman and Ryo Matsumoto fought out of an orthodox stance.

Roman was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 2 months earlier than Matsumoto, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 137 more professional rounds, totaling 245 compared to Matsumoto's 108.

Ryo Matsumoto was ranked number 11 by the WBA in the 122lb division.

Roman vs Matsumoto form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten 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, Japan.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

He had defeated Enrique Quevedo on August 26, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Omega Products International, California.

Activity check

Roman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Roman vs Matsumoto start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Roman vs Matsumoto?

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