Zerafa vs Hardman

Who won Zerafa vs Hardman?

Michael Zerafa beat Issac Hardman by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Wednesday, April 20th, 2022, at Melbourne Convention Centre, Victoria.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Zerafa vs Hardman stats

Back in April 2022, Michael Zerafa stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Issac Hardman made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 12 wins and 0 draws, with 10 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Hardman had a large advantage in power over Zerafa, boasting a 83% knockout percentage compared to Zerafa's 62%.

Michael Zerafa was the older man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Hardman had a height advantage of 1 inch over Zerafa. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Michael Zerafa and Issac Hardman fought out of an orthodox stance.

Zerafa was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 6 years and 3 months earlier than Hardman, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 135 more professional rounds, totaling 215 compared to Hardman's 80.

Zerafa vs Hardman form

Michael Zerafa had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Siliveni Nawai on December 20, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at The Melbourne Pavilion, Victoria, Australia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Anthony Mundine on March 13, 2021, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Bendigo Stadium, Victoria.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jeff Horn on December 18, 2019, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Queensland.

Before that, he had beaten Jeff Horn on August 31, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Bendigo Stadium, Victoria.

He had lost to Kell Brook on December 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Zerafa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Zerafa vs Hardman start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 PM UTC at Melbourne Convention Centre, Victoria, Australia, which was 8:00 AM EST or 5:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Zerafa vs Hardman?

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