Roman vs McDonnell

Who won Roman vs McDonnell?

Daniel Roman beat Gavin McDonnell by technical knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, October 6th, 2018, at Wintrust Arena, Illinois.

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 Jessie Vargas beating Thomas Dulorme. Also on the undercard Jarrell Miller beat Tomasz Adamek, and Artur Beterbiev defeated Callum Johnson for the IBF World Light Heavyweight title.

Roman vs McDonnell stats

Back in October 2018, Daniel Roman stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Gavin McDonnell made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, with 5 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Roman had an advantage in power over McDonnell, with a 36% knockout percentage compared to McDonnell's 25%.

Daniel Roman was the younger man by 4 years, at 29 years old.

McDonnell had a height advantage of 5 inches over Roman.

Both Daniel Roman and Gavin McDonnell fought out of an orthodox stance.

Roman was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 month earlier than McDonnell, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 245 more professional rounds, totaling 245 compared to McDonnell's 0.

Gavin McDonnell was ranked number 2 by the WBA in the 122lb division.

Roman vs McDonnell 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 defeated 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, United States.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that 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.

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

He had beaten Adam Lopez on January 20, 2017, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Bally's Event Center, New Jersey, USA.

Gavin McDonnell had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Stuart Hall on June 16, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Metro Radio Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Gamal Yafai on March 3, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Rey Vargas on February 25, 2017, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Ice Arena, Hull.

Before that, he had won against Jorge Sanchez on February 27, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had defeated Jeremy Parodi on October 24, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Daniel Roman had last fought 3 months and 20 days ago, while Gavin McDonnell's last outing had been 3 months and 20 days ago.

Roman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

McDonnell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Roman vs McDonnell start?

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

Who broadcast Roman vs McDonnell?

Roman vs McDonnell was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Roman vs McDonnell?

Daniel Roman was a 8/25 (-310) favorite going into the contest, while Gavin McDonnell made his way into the ring at 43/10 (+430) with oddsmakers.