Ward vs Rodriguez

Who won Ward vs Rodriguez?

Andre Ward beat Edwin Rodriguez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 16th, 2013, at Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario.

The scorecards were announced as 118-106, 117-107, 116-108 in favor of winner Andre Ward.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This contest was for the WBA super middleweight championship of the world.

Ward vs Rodriguez stats

Back in November 2013, Andre Ward stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 26 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Edwin Rodriguez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 24 wins and 0 draws, with 16 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Rodriguez had an advantage in power over Ward, with a 67% knockout percentage compared to Ward's 54%.

Andre Ward was the older man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Rodriguez had a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Andre Ward and Edwin Rodriguez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ward was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 3 years and 1 month earlier than Rodriguez, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 62 more professional rounds, totaling 238 compared to Rodriguez's 176.

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Ward's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year and 4 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Ward vs Rodriguez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Ward vs Rodriguez?

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