Romero vs Jaimes

Who won Romero vs Jaimes?

Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero beat Manuel Jaimes by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, September 14th, 2024, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 99-91, 99-91 in favor of winner Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez beating Edgar Berlanga for the WBO World Super Middleweight, WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight and The Ring Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Erislandy Lara beat Danny Garcia for the WBA World Middleweight belt, Caleb Plant defeated Trevor McCumby for the WBA Interim World Super Middleweight title, Stephen Fulton was victorious over Carlos Castro, and Roiman Villa lost to Ricardo Salas Rodriguez.

Romero vs Jaimes stats

Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero stepped into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Manuel Jaimes made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero was the older man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Romero had a height advantage of 2 inches over Jaimes.

Both Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero and Manuel Jaimes fought out of an orthodox stance.

Romero was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 7 months earlier than Jaimes, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 10 fewer professional rounds, totaling 84 compared to Jaimes' 94.

Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA at super lightweight.

Romero vs Jaimes form

Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz on March 30, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Ismael Barroso on May 13, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on May 28, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had beaten Anthony Yigit on July 17, 2021, by technical knockout in the 7th round at AT&T Center, Texas.

He had defeated Avery Sparrow on January 23, 2021, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Activity check

Romero's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Romero vs Jaimes start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Romero vs Jaimes?

Romero vs Jaimes was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Romero vs Jaimes?

Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Manuel Jaimes made his way into the ring at 19/10 (+190) with oddsmakers.