Who won Azeez vs Pitters?
Dan Azeez beat Shakan Pitters by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 3rd, 2022, at Echo Arena, Liverpool.
The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 117-112, 115-113 in favor of winner Dan Azeez.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).
This fight appeared on the undercard of Liam Smith beating Hassan Mwakinyo. Also on the undercard Natasha Jonas beat Patricia Berghult.
Azeez vs Pitters stats
Back in September 2022, Dan Azeez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Shakan Pitters made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Azeez had a massive power advantage over Pitters, boasting a 69% knockout percentage compared to Pitters' 35%.
Dan Azeez was the same age as Shakan Pitters, at 33 years old.
Pitters had a height advantage of 8 inches over Azeez.
Both Dan Azeez and Shakan Pitters fought out of an orthodox stance.
Azeez's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Pitters', having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 11 months later than Pitters, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 59 more professional rounds, totaling 161 compared to Pitters' 102.
Dan Azeez went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, and 15 by the WBC at light heavyweight.
Azeez vs Pitters form
Pitters had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Reece Cartwright on November 13, 2021, by knockout in the 8th round at Skydome, West Midlands, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had beaten Farouk Daku on September 10, 2021, by points in the 8th round at Skydome, West Midlands.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Craig Richards on December 18, 2020, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship fight at Fly By Nite Rehearsal Studios, Worcestershire.
Before that, he had won against Chad Sugden on August 22, 2020, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship fight at Production Studio, Redditch, Worcestershire.
He had beaten Dec Spelman on September 14, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London.
Activity check
Azeez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.5 rounds on average.
Pitters' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.
What time did Azeez vs Pitters start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Azeez vs Pitters?
Azeez vs Pitters was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK.
What were the odds on Azeez vs Pitters?
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