Raeese Aleem is set to face Derlyn Hernandez Gerarldo on Friday, November 8th, 2024, at Scope Arena in Norfolk.
The bout is scheduled for 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, with a weight limit of 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg). This fight will be part of the undercard for the clash between Keyshawn Davis and Gustavo Lemos and will also feature a bout between Troy Isley and Tyler Howard.
Raeese Aleem enters the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout. Derlyn Hernandez Gerarldo comes in with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, with 10 of his wins by knockout.
The stats suggest that Gerarldo has a significant power advantage, boasting an 83% knockout percentage compared to Aleem’s 60%.
At 34 years old, Raeese Aleem is three years older than Gerarldo, who also has a 2-inch height advantage over Aleem. Both fighters operate out of an orthodox stance.
Aleem is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights and making his debut in 2011, 6 years and 2 months before Gerarldo, who started his professional career in 2017. Aleem has fought 50 more professional rounds, totaling 114 compared to Gerarldo’s 64.
In his last fight, Aleem lost to Sam Goodman by split decision on June 18, 2023, in their IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at the Gold Coast Convention Centre in Broadbeach, Australia. Prior to that, he defeated Mike Plania by unanimous decision on September 4, 2022, in a 10-round contest at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Before that, he beat Eduardo Baez by majority decision on November 27, 2021, in a 10-round contest at the Park Theater in Nevada. He also won against Vic Pasillas by technical knockout in the 11th round on January 23, 2021, at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut and defeated Marcus Bates by technical knockout in the 10th round on August 1, 2020, at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut.
Aleem’s last five fights have spanned over a period of 4 years, 3 months, and 7 days, averaging approximately every 10 months and 8 days. During those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, averaging 10.6 rounds per fight.
Raeese Aleem – 1700
Derlyn Hernandez Gerarldo + 850
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Thursday, November 7, 2024
