Rosales vs Barnes

Who won Rosales vs Barnes?

Cristofer Rosales beat Paddy Barnes by knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, August 18th, 2018, at Windsor Park, Northern Ireland.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

This contest was for the vacant WBC flyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Carl Frampton beating Luke Jackson for the WBO Interim World Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Tyson Fury beat Francesco Pianeta.

Rosales vs Barnes stats

Back in August 2018, Cristofer Rosales stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Paddy Barnes made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 5 wins and 0 draws, with 1 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Rosales had a massive power advantage over Barnes, boasting a 67% knockout percentage compared to Barnes' 20%.

Cristofer Rosales was the younger man by 7 years, at 24 years old.

Rosales had a height advantage of 3 inches over Barnes. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Cristofer Rosales and Paddy Barnes fought out of an orthodox stance.

Rosales was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 25 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 5 months earlier than Barnes, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 233 more professional rounds, totaling 285 compared to Barnes' 52.

Paddy Barnes was ranked number 14 by the WBC in the 112lb division.

Rosales vs Barnes form

Rosales had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Daigo Higa on April 15, 2018, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at Arena, Kanagawa, Japan.

Prior to that, he had beaten Alexander Taylor on November 24, 2017, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Puerto Salvador Allende, Managua, Nicaragua.

Going into that contest, he had won against Martin Tecuapetla on July 28, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Nuevo Gimnasio Nicarao, Managua.

Before that, he had been beaten by Andrew Selby on May 26, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

He had lost to Andrew Selby on May 26, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Motorpoint Arena, Wales.

Activity check

Rosales' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

Barnes' last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Rosales vs Barnes start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Windsor Park, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Rosales vs Barnes?

Rosales vs Barnes was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ShowTime.

What were the odds on Rosales vs Barnes?

Cristofer Rosales was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Paddy Barnes made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.