Russell vs Rodriguez II

Who won Russell vs Rodriguez II?

Emmanuel Rodriguez beat Gary Antonio Russell by technical decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, October 15th, 2022, at Barclays Center, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 97-93, 99-91 in favor of winner Emmanuel Rodriguez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

This final_eliminator appeared on the undercard of Deontay Wilder beating Robert Helenius for the WBC World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Caleb Plant beat Anthony Dirrell, Frank Sanchez defeated Carlos Negron, and Michel Rivera was victorious over Jerry Perez.

Russell vs Rodriguez II stats

Back in October 2022, Gary Antonio Russell stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Emmanuel Rodriguez made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Gary Antonio Russell was the younger man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Rodriguez had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Gary Antonio Russell and Emmanuel Rodriguez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Russell was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 7 months later than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 61 fewer professional rounds, totaling 90 compared to Rodriguez's 151.

Gary Antonio Russell went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBC, and 4 by the IBF at bantamweight.

Emmanuel Rodriguez was ranked number 6 by the WBC, 10 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF in the 118lb division.

Russell vs Rodriguez II form

Russell 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 beaten Alejandro Santiago on November 27, 2021, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Park Theater, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, his contest against Emmanuel Rodriguez on August 14, 2021 ended in a no contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Juan Carlos Payano on December 19, 2020, by technical decision in their 7 round contest at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Before that, he had won against Jesus Martinez on February 8, 2020, by technical decision in the 6th round at PPL Center, Pennsylvania.

He had beaten Samuel Gutierrez on November 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 1st round at MGM National Harbor, Maryland.

Emmanuel Rodriguez had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, his contest against Gary Antonio Russell on August 14, 2021 ended in a no contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Reymart Gaballo on December 19, 2020, by split decision in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Naoya Inoue on May 18, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Bantamweight, WBA World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Jason Moloney on October 20, 2018, by split decision in their IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at CFE Arena, Florida, United States.

He had won against Paul Butler on May 5, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gary Antonio Russell had been fighting more than Emmanuel Rodriguez.

Going into this contest, Gary Antonio Russell had last fought 10 months and 18 days ago, while Emmanuel Rodriguez's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 1 day ago.

Russell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

Rodriguez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Russell vs Rodriguez II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Russell vs Rodriguez II?

Russell vs Rodriguez II was broadcast on FOX Sports PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by TrillerTV PPV UK.

What were the odds on Russell vs Rodriguez II?

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