Sims Jr vs Romero

Who won Sims Jr vs Romero?

Kenneth Sims Jr beat Jhonatan Romero by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, August 10th, 2024, at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Kenneth Sims Jr.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Vergil Ortiz Jr beating Serhii Bohachuk for the WBC Interim World Super Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Gabriela Fundora defeated Daniela Asenjo, Charles Conwell was victorious over Khiary Gray, and Cecilia Braekhus beat Maricela Cornejo.

Sims Jr vs Romero stats

Back in August 2024, Kenneth Sims Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.

Jhonatan Romero made his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.

Kenneth Sims Jr was the younger man by 8 years, at 30 years old.

Sims Jr had a height advantage of 1 inch over Romero. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Kenneth Sims Jr and Jhonatan Romero fought out of an orthodox stance.

Sims Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 9 months later than Romero, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 75 fewer professional rounds, totaling 133 compared to Romero's 208.

Kenneth Sims Jr went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA at super lightweight.

Sims Jr vs Romero form

Sims Jr had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Batyr Akhmedov on May 13, 2023, by majority decision in their WBA World Super Lightweight eliminator fight at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Rock Dodler Myrthil on December 17, 2022, by technical knockout in the 5th round at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Cristian Ruben Mino on August 21, 2022, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando.

Before that, he had won against Keeshawn Williams on December 25, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark.

He had beaten Elvis Rodriguez on May 22, 2021, by majority decision in their 8 round contest at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Sims Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Romero's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Sims Jr vs Romero start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Sims Jr vs Romero?

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