Dirrell vs Hernandez

Who won Dirrell vs Hernandez?

Anthony Dirrell beat Mark Anthony Hernandez by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, November 6th, 2021, at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

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 Canelo Alvarez beating Caleb Plant for the WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, IBF World Super Middleweight and WBO World Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Rey Vargas beat Leonardo Baez, and Elvis Rodriguez defeated Juan Pablo Romero.

Dirrell vs Hernandez stats

Back in November 2021, Anthony Dirrell stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Mark Anthony Hernandez made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, with 3 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Dirrell had a massive power advantage over Hernandez, boasting a 73% knockout percentage compared to Hernandez's 20%.

Anthony Dirrell was the older man by 9 years, at 37 years old.

Dirrell had a height advantage of 2 inches over Hernandez. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Anthony Dirrell and Mark Anthony Hernandez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Dirrell was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 8 years and 6 months earlier than Hernandez, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 50 more professional rounds, totaling 184 compared to Hernandez's 134.

Anthony Dirrell went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, and 13 by the IBF at super middleweight.

Dirrell vs Hernandez form

Anthony Dirrell had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Kyrone Davis on February 27, 2021, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Super Middleweight eliminator fight at Shrine Exposition Center, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by David Benavidez on September 28, 2019, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Avni Yildirim on February 23, 2019, by technical decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota.

Before that, he had won against Abraham Han on April 28, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Don Haskins Convention Center, Texas.

He had beaten Denis Douglin on November 17, 2017, by technical decision in their 6 round contest at Dort Federal Event Center, Michigan, Afghanistan.

Activity check

Dirrell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Dirrell vs Hernandez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Dirrell vs Hernandez?

Dirrell vs Hernandez was broadcast on Showtime PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BT Sport Box Office.

What were the odds on Dirrell vs Hernandez?

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