Romero vs Velazquez

Who won Romero vs Velazquez?

Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero beat Nicolas Atilio Velazquez by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, March 9th, 2019, at Dignity Health Sports Park , California.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 6 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

Romero vs Velazquez stats

Back in March 2019, Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Nicolas Atilio Velazquez made his way to the ring with a record of 10 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 3 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Romero had a massive power advantage over Velazquez, boasting a 86% knockout percentage compared to Velazquez's 30%.

Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero was the younger man by 6 years, at 24 years old.

Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero fought out of the orthodox stance, while Nicolas Atilio Velazquez was a southpaw.

Romero was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 7 years and 2 months later than Velazquez, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, totaling 84 compared to Velazquez's 77.

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Romero's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Romero vs Velazquez?

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