Who won Lubin vs Rosario?
Erickson Lubin beat Jeison Rosario by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, June 26th, 2021, at State Farm Arena, Atlanta.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).
This fight appeared on the undercard of Mario Barrios losing to Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis for the WBA World Super Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Batyr Akhmedov beat Argenis Mendez, and Carlos Adames defeated Alexis Salazar.
Lubin vs Rosario stats
Back in June 2021, Erickson Lubin stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Jeison Rosario made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 14 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested that Lubin and Rosario have similar power, both with a 70% knockout percentage.
Erickson Lubin was the same age as Jeison Rosario, at 26 years old.
Lubin had a 6-inch reach advantage.
Erickson Lubin fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jeison Rosario was an orthodox fighter.
Lubin was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 6 months later than Rosario, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, totaling 136 compared to Rosario's 130.
Erickson Lubin went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC at super welterweight.
Jeison Rosario was ranked number 6 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, and 10 by the IBF in the 154lb division.
Lubin vs Rosario form
Lubin had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Terrell Gausha on September 19, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Mohegan Sun Arena, Connecticut, United States.
Prior to that, he had won against Nathaniel Gallimore on October 26, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Santander Arena, Reading.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Zakaria Attou on June 29, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at NRG Arena, Texas.
Before that, he had defeated Ishe Smith on February 9, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at StubHub Center, Carson.
He had won against Silverio Ortiz on April 28, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Don Haskins Center, Texas.
Rosario had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jermell Charlo on September 26, 2020, by knockout in the 8th round in their WBC World Super Welterweight, WBA Super World Super Welterweight and IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Arena, Connecticut, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Julian Williams on January 18, 2020, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBA Super World Super Welterweight and IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Jorge Cota on April 20, 2019, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park , California.
Before that, he had won against Mark Anthony Hernandez on February 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota.
He had beaten Juan Rodriguez on November 30, 2018, by knockout in the 3rd round at Hotel Dominican Fiesta, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jeison Rosario had been fighting more than Erickson Lubin.
Going into this contest, Erickson Lubin had last fought 9 months and 7 days ago, while Jeison Rosario's last outing had been 9 months ago.
Lubin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.
Rosario's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.
What time did Lubin vs Rosario start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Lubin vs Rosario?
Lubin vs Rosario was broadcast on Showtime PPV in the US.
What were the odds on Lubin vs Rosario?
Erickson Lubin was a 3/10 (-330) favorite going into the contest, while Jeison Rosario made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.