Zorro vs Burton

Who won Zorro vs Burton?

Ellis Zorro beat Hosea Burton by technical knockout in the 7th round on Friday, May 12th, 2023, at York Hall, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

Also on the undercard Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna was defeated by Willy Hutchinson, and Ryan Garner beat Eduardo Valverde.

Zorro vs Burton stats

Back in May 2023, Ellis Zorro stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Hosea Burton made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Ellis Zorro was the younger man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Both Ellis Zorro and Hosea Burton fought out of an orthodox stance.

Zorro was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 years and 8 months later than Burton, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 89 fewer professional rounds, totaling 79 compared to Burton's 168.

Zorro vs Burton form

Burton had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Dan Azeez on November 20, 2021, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Liam Conroy on June 25, 2021, by knockout in the 6th round at Bolton Whites Hotel (formerly De Vere Whites), Lancashire.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Ricards Bolotniks on September 26, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Studio 69, Riga, Latvia.

Before that, he had won against Bob Ajisafe on December 14, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Brentwood Centre, Essex, United Kingdom.

He had lost to Frank Buglioni on December 10, 2016, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

Zorro's last 3 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.7 rounds on average.

Burton's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Zorro vs Burton start?

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

Who broadcast Zorro vs Burton?

Zorro vs Burton was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on Zorro vs Burton?

Ellis Zorro was a 1/2 (-210) favorite going into the contest, while Hosea Burton made his way into the ring at 13/8 (+170) with oddsmakers.