Who won Sexton vs Fury?
Hughie Fury beat Sam Sexton by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday 12th May 2018 at Bolton Whites Hotel in Lancashire.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.
Sexton vs Fury stats
Back in May 2018, Sam Sexton stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Hughie Fury made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Fury had advantage in power over Sexton, with a 50% knock out percentage over Sexton's 38%.
Sam Sexton was the older man by 10 years, at 34 years old.
Fury had a height advantage of 4 inches over Sexton.
Both Sam Sexton & Hughie Fury fought out of an orthodox stance.
Sexton was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 7 years and 6 months earlier than Fury, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 11 less professional rounds, 149 to Fury's 160.
Sexton vs Fury form
Fury had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Joseph Parker on 23rd September 2017 by majority decision in their WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had won against Fred Kassi on 30th April 2016 by technical decision in their 7 round contest at Copper Box Arena, London.
Going into that contest, he had beat Dominick Guinn on 26th March 2016 by points in the 10th round at Wembley Arena, London.
Before that, he had defeated Larry Olubamiwo on 5th December 2015 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Westcroft Leisure Centre, Carshalton.
He had won against Emilio Ezequiel Zarate on 14th November 2015 by knockout in the 2nd round at City Academy Sports Centre, Bristol.
Activity check
Fury's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.
What time did Sexton vs Fury start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Bolton Whites Hotel, Lancashire, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Sexton vs Fury?
Sexton vs Fury was broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK.
What were the odds on Sexton vs Fury?
Sam Sexton was a 11/1 (+1100) underdog going into the contest, while Hughie Fury made his way into the ring at 3/100 (-3300) with oddsmakers.
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