Waseem vs Barrera

Who won Waseem vs Barrera?

Muhammad Waseem beat Robert Barrera by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, November 26th, 2021, at Motospace Dubai Investment Park, Dubai.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 115-114, 117-111 in favor of winner Muhammad Waseem.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

This contest was an eliminator for the WBA flyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Ohara Davies beating Ismael Barroso. Also on the undercard Badou Jack defeated Samuel Crossed, and Rocky Fielding was victorious over Emmanuel Danso.

Waseem vs Barrera stats

Back in November 2021, Muhammad Waseem stepped into the ring with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Robert Barrera made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Waseem had an advantage in power over Barrera, with a 73% knockout percentage compared to Barrera's 57%.

Muhammad Waseem was the older man by 5 years, at 35 years old.

Waseem had a height advantage of 1 inch over Barrera. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Muhammad Waseem and Robert Barrera fought out of an orthodox stance.

Waseem was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 2 months later than Barrera, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 91 fewer professional rounds, totaling 104 compared to Barrera's 195.

Muhammad Waseem went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA, and 4 by the IBF at flyweight.

Robert Barrera was ranked number 4 by the WBA in the 112lb division.

Waseem vs Barrera form

Waseem had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Ganigan Lopez on November 22, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Caesars Palace Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Prior to that, he had defeated Conrado Tanamor on September 13, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Caesars Palace Dubai, Dubai.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Moruti Mthalane on July 15, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Before that, he had beaten Jose Luis Calvo on September 30, 2017, by knockout in the 1st round at Gimnasio Pandeportes-La Basita, David, Panama.

He had won against Ivan Trejos on July 29, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Gimnasio Municipal, Puerto Armuelles.

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Waseem's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

What time did Waseem vs Barrera start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Motospace Dubai Investment Park, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Waseem vs Barrera?

Waseem vs Barrera was broadcast on IFL TV in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Waseem vs Barrera?

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