Aug 15 2020
Saturday

Mohegan Sun Arena, Connecticut, United States

12 round contest @ Lightweight
Jackson Marinez
Marinez
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11-0-0
UD 12

Score cards

  • 116-112
  • 118-110
  • 115-113
UD 12
19-0-0

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Belts on The Line

Vacant WBA Interim World Lightweight Championship

The tape

27
Age
32
5' 8" / 173 cm
Height
5' 10" / 178 cm
68.1" / 173 cm
Reach
69.7" / 177 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Tape record

KOKOKOTKOKO
Form
RTDUDUDTKOUD
11
Wins
19
10
By KO
7
91
KO%
37
0
Loses
0
0
Draws
0
2016
Debut
2016

Tape rankings @ Lightweight

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The Ring
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7
WBA
6
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WBC
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WBO
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Rolando Romero vs Jackson Marinez report

Who won Romero vs Marinez?

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

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 118-110, 115-113 in favor of winner Rolando 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

Rolando Romero stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Romero had a massive power advantage over Marinez, boosting at 91% knock out percentage over Marinez's 37%.

Rolando Romero was the younger man by 5 years, at 27 years old.

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

Both Rolando Romero & Jackson Marinez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Romero was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 9 months later than Marinez, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 67 less professional rounds, 66 to Marinez's 133.

Rolando 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

Romero had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis on 28th May 2022 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA World Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had won against Avery Sparrow on 23rd January 2021 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Before that, he had beat Jackson Marinez on 15th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Lightweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

He had defeated Arturs Ahmetovs on 22nd February 2020 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

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Romero's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 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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Jackson

Marinez

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Rolando Romero

Jackson Marinez

108

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