Roman vs Mercado

Who won Roman vs Mercado?

Miguel Roman beat Jerope Mercado by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, July 9th, 2016, at Arena José Sulaimán, Monterrey.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Roman vs Mercado stats

Back in July 2016, Miguel Roman stepped into the ring with a record of 55 wins, 11 losses, and 0  draws, 42 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jerope Mercado made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 7 losses and 3 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Roman had a massive power advantage over Mercado, boasting a 76% knockout percentage compared to Mercado's 33%.

Miguel Roman was the younger man by 6 years, at 30 years old.

Roman had a height advantage of 1 inch over Mercado.

Both Miguel Roman and Jerope Mercado fought out of an orthodox stance.

Roman was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 29 more fights, and made his debut in 2003, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Mercado, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 245 more professional rounds, totaling 479 compared to Mercado's 234.

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Roman's last 4 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Roman vs Mercado?

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