Walsh vs Akale

Who won Walsh vs Akale?

Sona Akale beat Nico Ali Walsh by majority decision in their 6 round contest on Saturday, August 26th, 2023, at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa.

The scorecards were announced as 58-56, 57-57, 58-56 in favor of winner Sona Akale.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 6 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jared Anderson beating Andriy Rudenko. Also on the undercard Bakhodir Jalolov beat Onoriode Ehwarieme, Efe Ajagba defeated Zhan Kossobutskiy, Bruce Carrington was victorious over Angel Antonio Contreras, and Abdullah Mason beat Cesar Villarraga.

Walsh vs Akale stats

Back in August 2023, Nico Ali Walsh stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Sona Akale made his way to the ring with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Nico Ali Walsh was the younger man by 13 years, at 23 years old.

Walsh had a height advantage of 5 inches over Akale.

Both Nico Ali Walsh and Sona Akale fought out of an orthodox stance.

Walsh was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2021, 1 year and 9 months later than Akale, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 1 fewer professional rounds, totaling 39 compared to Akale's 40.

Walsh vs Akale form

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Danny Rosenberger on May 20, 2023, by split draw in their 8 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Eduardo Ayala on February 3, 2023, by unanimous draw in their 6 round contest at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Billy Wagner on October 29, 2022, by unanimous draw in their 6 round contest at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

Before that, he had drawn with Reyes Sanchez on August 20, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at Pechanga Arena, San Diego.

He had drawn with Alejandro Ibarra on April 30, 2022, by knockout in the 1st round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Walsh's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

What time did Walsh vs Akale start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Walsh vs Akale?

Nico Ali Walsh was a 7/20 (-290) favorite going into the contest, while Sona Akale made his way into the ring at 21/10 (+210) with oddsmakers.