Rolando Romero escaped with a victory over Jackson Marinez he might not have deserved.

The 24-year-old power puncher from Las Vegas landed some eye-catching shots but never hurt Marinez and was otherwise was outboxed yet emerged with a unanimous-decision victory on the David Benavidez-Roamer Alexis Angulo on Saturday in Uncasville, Conn.

The scores were 115-113, 116-112 and a mind-boggling 118-110 from judge Frank Lombardi, all for Romero, who won an “interim” world title. Boxing Junkie had Marinez winning 116-112.

Romero (12-0, 10 KOs) pressured Marinez (19-1, 7 KOs) from beginning to end, which evidently impressed the judges. However, the Dominican seemed to control the fight with his jab, work rate and the fact he generally beat Romero to the punch.

Marinez also used his feet to stay out of trouble more often than not, as Romero was never able to trap him against the ropes as he had against previous opponents.

When the decision was announced, Marinez could only smile and shake his head. Undoubtedly, many others also did the latter.