Romero vs Marinez

Who won Romero vs Marinez?

Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero beat Jackson Marinez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, August 15th, 2020, at Mohegan Sun Arena, Connecticut.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 118-110, 115-113 in favor of winner Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This contest was for the vacant WBA lightweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of David Benavidez beating Roamer Alexis Angulo for the WBC World Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Otto Wallin beat Travis Kauffman.

Romero vs Marinez stats

Back in August 2020, Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jackson Marinez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 19 wins and 0 draws, with 7 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Romero had a massive power advantage over Marinez, boasting a 91% knockout percentage compared to Marinez's 37%.

Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero was the younger man by 4 years, at 25 years old.

Marinez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Romero. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero and Jackson Marinez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Romero was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 9 months later than Marinez, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 49 fewer professional rounds, totaling 84 compared to Marinez's 133.

Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA at lightweight.

Jackson Marinez was ranked number 6 by the WBA in the 135lb division.

Romero vs Marinez form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Arturs Ahmetovs on February 22, 2020, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Juan Carlos Cordones on November 1, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had won against Andres Figueroa on April 20, 2019, by knockout in the 4th round at Dignity Health Sports Park , California.

Before that, he had beaten Nicolas Atilio Velazquez on March 9, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Dignity Health Sports Park , California.

He had defeated Rondale Hubbert on December 7, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Nevada.

Activity check

Romero's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Romero vs Marinez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:30 PM EST / 6:30 PM PST at Mohegan Sun Arena, Connecticut, United States, which was around 2:30 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Romero vs Marinez?

Romero vs Marinez was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Romero vs Marinez?

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