Romero vs Yigit

Who won Romero vs Yigit?

Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero beat Anthony Yigit by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, July 17th, 2021, at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

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 fight appeared on the undercard of Jermell Charlo beating Brian Carlos Castano for the WBC World Super Welterweight, WBA Super World Super Welterweight, IBF World Junior Middleweight and WBO World Junior Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Amilcar Vidal beat Immanuwel Aleem.

Romero vs Yigit stats

Back in July 2021, Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Anthony Yigit made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Romero had a massive power advantage over Yigit, boasting a 85% knockout percentage compared to Yigit's 33%.

Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero was the younger man by 4 years, at 26 years old.

Romero had a height advantage of 1 inch over Yigit. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero and Anthony Yigit fought out of an orthodox stance.

Romero was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years and 7 months later than Yigit, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 129 fewer professional rounds, totaling 84 compared to Yigit's 213.

Romero vs Yigit form

Romero had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Avery Sparrow on January 23, 2021, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Jackson Marinez on August 15, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Lightweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Arturs Ahmetovs on February 22, 2020, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

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

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

Yigit had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Siar Ozgul on June 28, 2019, by points in the 8th round at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Sandro Hernandez on May 4, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Fraport Arena, Hessen, Germany.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Ivan Baranchyk on October 27, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Lakefront Arena, Louisiana, New Orleans, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Joe Hughes on December 2, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Leicester Arena, Leicestershire, United Kingdom.

He had won against Sandor Martin on September 30, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero had been fighting more than Anthony Yigit.

Going into this contest, Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero had last fought 5 months and 24 days ago, while Anthony Yigit's last outing had been 2 years and 19 days ago.

Romero's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

Yigit's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Romero vs Yigit start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at AT&T Center, San Antonio, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Romero vs Yigit?

Romero vs Yigit was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by TrillerTV PPV UK.

What were the odds on Romero vs Yigit?

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