Who won Russell vs Rodriguez II?
Emmanuel Rodriguez beat Gary Antonio Russell by technical decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 15th October 2022 at Barclays Center in New York.
The scorecards were announced as 90-100, 93-97, 91-99 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 fight 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 loses and 0 draws.
Emmanuel Rodriguez made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws.
Gary Antonio Russell was the younger man by 1 year, at 30 years old.
Rodriguez had 1-inch reach advantage.
Both Gary Antonio Russell & Emmanuel Rodriguez fought out of an orthodox stance.
Russell was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 year and 7 months later than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 49 less professional rounds, 90 to Rodriguez's 139.
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 beat Alejandro Santiago on 27th November 2021 by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Park Theater, Nevada, United States.
Previous to that, he had beat Emmanuel Rodriguez on 14th August 2021 by majority decision in the 1st round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.
Going into that contest, he had beat Juan Carlos Payano on 19th December 2020 by technical decision in their 7 round contest at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.
Before that, he had won against Jesus Martinez on 8th February 2020 by technical decision in the 6th round at PPL Center, Pennsylvania.
He had beat Samuel Gutierrez on 2nd November 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, he had beat Gary Antonio Russell on 14th August 2021 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Reymart Gaballo on 19th December 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 18th May 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 20th October 2018 by split decision in their IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at CFE Arena, Florida, United States.
He had won against Paul Butler on 5th May 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 Fite.tv PPV UK.
What were the odds on Russell vs Rodriguez II?
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