Who won Benn vs Dobson?
Conor Benn beat Peter Dobson by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 3rd, 2024, at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 118-110, 118-110 in favor of winner Conor Benn.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).
Also on the undercard Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams beat Armel Mbumba Yassa, Khalil Coe defeated Juan Gerardo Osuna, Johnny Fisher was victorious over Dmytro Bezus, George Liddard beat Andrew Buchanan, and George Liddard defeated Andrew Buchanan.
Benn vs Dobson stats
Back in February 2024, Conor Benn stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Peter Dobson made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 0 draws, with 9 of those by knockout.
The stats suggested Benn had a slight advantage in power over Dobson, with a 64% knockout percentage compared to Dobson's 56%.
Conor Benn was the younger man by 6 years, at 28 years old.
Dobson had a height advantage of 2 inches over Benn. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Conor Benn and Peter Dobson fought out of an orthodox stance.
Benn was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 6 months later than Dobson, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, totaling 106 compared to Dobson's 99.
Conor Benn went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBC at welterweight.
Benn vs Dobson form
Benn remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Rodolfo Orozco on September 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Chris Van Heerden on April 16, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Chris Algieri on December 11, 2021, by knockout in the 4th round at Echo Arena, Merseyside.
Before that, he had won against Adrian Granados on September 4, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Headingley Rugby League Stadium, Yorkshire.
He had beaten Samuel Vargas on April 10, 2021, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.
Activity check
Benn's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.
What time did Benn vs Dobson start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 5:30 PM EST / 2:30 PM PST at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 10:30 PM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Benn vs Dobson?
The DAZN show began at 3:00 PM EST / 12:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 8:00 PM (GTM).
What were the odds on Benn vs Dobson?
Conor Benn was a 1/14 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while Peter Dobson made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.
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