Yaqubov vs Rojas

Who won Yaqubov vs Rojas?

Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov beat Tomas Rojas by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 7th March 2020 at RCC Boxing Academy in Ekaterinburg.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 118-110, 119-110 in favor of winner Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 KG).

The undercard featured the clash of Kurbanov vs Iliev.

Yaqubov vs Rojas stats

Back in March 2020, Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Tomas Rojas made his way to the ring with a record of 51 wins, 18 loses and 1 draw, with 34 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Rojas had a slight advantage in power over Yaqubov, with a 67% knock out percentage over Yaqubov's 60%.

Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov was the younger man by 14 years, at 25 years old.

Rojas had a height advantage of 3 inches over Yaqubov.

Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov fought out of the orthodox stance, while Tomas Rojas was a southpaw.

Yaqubov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 55 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 18 year and 11 months later than Rojas, whose first professional fight was in 1996. He had fought 384 less professional rounds, 139 to Rojas' 523.

Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBC, 8 by the WBO and 15 by the IBF at super featherweight.

Tomas Rojas was ranked number 14 by the WBC in the 130lb division.

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Rojas' last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Yaqubov vs Rojas start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg, Russia, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Yaqubov vs Rojas?

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