Galahad vs Dickens II

Who won Galahad vs Dickens II?

Kid Galahad beat Jazza Dickens by technical knockout in the 11th round on Saturday, August 7th, 2021, at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Kid Galahad.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This contest was for the IBF featherweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Fabio Wardley beat Nick Webb, Alen Babic defeated Mark Bennett, and Ebanie Bridges was victorious over Bec Connolly.

Galahad vs Dickens II stats

Back in August 2021, Kid Galahad stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jazza Dickens made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Galahad had a large advantage in power over Dickens, boasting a 59% knockout percentage compared to Dickens' 37%.

Kid Galahad was the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Galahad had a height advantage of 2 inches over Dickens.

Kid Galahad fought out of the orthodox stance, while Jazza Dickens was a southpaw.

Galahad was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Dickens, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 35 fewer professional rounds, totaling 200 compared to Dickens' 235.

Kid Galahad went into the fight ranked number 1 by the IBF at featherweight.

Jazza Dickens was ranked number 3 by the IBF in the 126lb division.

Galahad vs Dickens II form

Galahad had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Claudio Marrero on February 8, 2020, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Josh Warrington on June 15, 2019, by majority decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Brayan Mairena on December 8, 2018, by points in the 8th round at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

Before that, he had beaten Toka Kahn Clary on October 20, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at TD Garden, Massachusetts, United States.

He had won against Irving Berry on March 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Jazza Dickens had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Ryan Walsh on December 2, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Production Park Studios, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Leigh Wood on February 21, 2020, by majority decision in their CBC Commonwealth Featherweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Carlos Ramos on October 4, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had won against Nathaniel May on July 12, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Olympia, Merseyside.

He had lost to Thomas Patrick Ward on May 13, 2017, by technical decision in their BBBOC British Super Bantamweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kid Galahad had been fighting more than Jazza Dickens.

Going into this contest, Kid Galahad had last fought 1 year, 5 months and 30 days ago, while Jazza Dickens' last outing had been 8 months and 5 days ago.

Galahad's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Dickens' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Galahad vs Dickens II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Galahad vs Dickens II?

The DAZN show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Galahad vs Dickens II?

Kid Galahad was a 9/25 (-280) favorite going into the contest, while Jazza Dickens made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.