Roman vs Rojas

Who won Roman vs Rojas?

Miguel Roman beat Tomas Rojas by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 7th, 2019, at Gimnasio Municipal "Jose Neri Santos", Chihuahua.

The scorecards were announced as 117-112, 117-111, 116-112 in favor of winner Miguel Roman.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

Roman vs Rojas stats

Back in September 2019, Miguel Roman stepped into the ring with a record of 60 wins, 13 losses, and 0 draws, 47 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Tomas Rojas made his way to the ring with a record of 51 wins, 17 losses and 1 draw, with 34 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Roman had an advantage in power over Rojas, with a 78% knockout percentage compared to Rojas' 67%.

Miguel Roman was the younger man by 6 years, at 34 years old.

Rojas had a height advantage of 3 inches over Roman.

Miguel Roman fought out of the orthodox stance, while Tomas Rojas was a southpaw.

Roman was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2003, 6 years and 3 months later than Rojas, whose first professional fight was in 1996. He had fought 44 fewer professional rounds, totaling 479 compared to Rojas' 523.

Miguel Roman went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC at super featherweight.

Tomas Rojas was ranked number 10 by the WBC in the 130lb division.

Roman vs Rojas form

Miguel Roman had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Miguel Berchelt on November 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Don Haskins, El Paso, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Orlando Salido on December 9, 2017, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Events Center, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Takashi Miura on January 28, 2017, by knockout in the 12th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.

Before that, he had beaten Jerope Mercado on July 9, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Arena José Sulaimán, Monterrey, Mexico.

He had won against Juli Giner on April 1, 2016, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Pabellón de la Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.

Activity check

Roman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Roman vs Rojas start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Gimnasio Municipal "Jose Neri Santos", Chihuahua, Mexico, which was 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Roman vs Rojas?

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