Sosa vs Rhodes

Who won Sosa vs Rhodes?

Jason Sosa beat Haskell Rhodes by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, August 10th, 2019, at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

Sosa vs Rhodes stats

Back in August 2019, Jason Sosa stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 3 losses, and 4 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Haskell Rhodes made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Sosa had an advantage in power over Rhodes, with a 68% knockout percentage compared to Rhodes' 48%.

Jason Sosa was the same age as Haskell Rhodes, at 32 years old.

Rhodes had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Jason Sosa and Haskell Rhodes fought out of an orthodox stance.

Sosa was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Rhodes, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 27 fewer professional rounds, totaling 166 compared to Rhodes' 193.

Jason Sosa went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBC, 6 by the WBO, and 15 by the IBF at super featherweight.

Sosa vs Rhodes form

Sosa had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Yuriorkis Gamboa on November 25, 2017, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Vasyl Lomachenko on April 8, 2017, by majority decision in the 9th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight and WBA Super World Super Featherweight championship fight at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Stephen Smith on November 12, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Before that, he had won against Javier Fortuna on June 24, 2016, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Super Featherweight championship fight at Capital Gym, Beijing, China.

He had drawn with Nicholas Walters on December 19, 2015, by majority draw in their 10 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, United States.

Activity check

Sosa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

Rhodes' last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

Who broadcast Sosa vs Rhodes?

Sosa vs Rhodes was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US.

What were the odds on Sosa vs Rhodes?

Jason Sosa was a 3/10 (-330) favorite going into the contest, while Haskell Rhodes made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.