Cullen vs Chelli

Who won Cullen vs Chelli?

Jack Cullen drew with Zak Chelli by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, August 22nd, 2020, at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

The scorecards were announced as 95-95, 96-95, 97-93, meaning it was a split decision.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Dillian Whyte losing to Alexander Povetkin for the WBC World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Katie Taylor defeated Delfine Persoon, Luther Clay was defeated by Chris Kongo, and Alen Babic beat Shawndell Terell Winters.

Cullen vs Chelli stats

Back in August 2020, Jack Cullen stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Zak Chelli made his way to the ring with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 3 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Cullen had a slight advantage in power over Chelli, with a 50% knockout percentage compared to Chelli's 43%.

Jack Cullen was the older man by 5 years, at 27 years old.

Cullen had a height advantage of 3 inches over Chelli.

Both Jack Cullen and Zak Chelli fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cullen was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 months earlier than Chelli, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 29 more professional rounds, totaling 153 compared to Chelli's 124.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Zak Chelli had been fighting more than Jack Cullen.

Going into this contest, Jack Cullen had last fought 5 months and 15 days ago, while Zak Chelli's last outing had been 11 months and 8 days ago.

What time did Cullen vs Chelli start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:15 PM BST at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom, which was 2:15 PM EST or 11:15 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Cullen vs Chelli?

Cullen vs Chelli was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Cullen vs Chelli?

Jack Cullen was a 5/1 (+500) underdog going into the contest, while Zak Chelli made his way into the ring at 13/100 (-770) with oddsmakers.