Who won Bazinyan vs Phinn?
Erik Bazinyan drew with Shakeel Phinn by split decision in their 10 round contest on Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 at Montreal Casino in Montreal.
The scorecards were announced as as 95-95, 97-93, 96-94, meaning it was a split decision.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 KG).
Bazinyan vs Phinn stats
Erik Bazinyan stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 32 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.
Shakeel Phinn made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.
Erik Bazinyan was the younger man by 5 years, at 28 years old.
Bazinyan had a height advantage of 3 inches over Phinn.
Both Erik Bazinyan & Shakeel Phinn fought out of an orthodox stance.
Bazinyan was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Phinn, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 19 fewer professional rounds, totaling 169 compared to Phinn's 188.
Erik Bazinyan went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO and 7 by the IBF at super middleweight.
Bazinyan vs Phinn form
Bazinyan remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Billi Facundo Godoy on January 25, 2024 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada.
Prior to that, he had defeated Ronald Ellis on October 11, 2023 by knockout in the 6th round at Montreal Casino, Montreal.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Jose De Jesus Macias on June 1, 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Montreal Casino, Montreal.
Before that, he had won against Alantez Fox on February 2, 2023 by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Montreal Casino, Montreal.
He had beaten Marcelo Esteban Coceres on June 23, 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Montreal Casino, Quebec.
Activity check
Bazinyan's last 5 fights come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.
What time did Bazinyan vs Phinn start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada, which was 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Bazinyan vs Phinn?
The fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.
What were the odds on Bazinyan vs Phinn?
Erik Bazinyan was a 1/7 (-670) favourite going into the contest, while Shakeel Phinn made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+390) with oddsmakers.
Phinn was robbed of the win.