Chamberlain vs Wahab

Who won Chamberlain vs Wahab?

Mark Chamberlain beat Joshua Oluwaseun Wahab by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, May 18th, 2024, at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Tyson Fury losing to Oleksandr Usyk for the WBC World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight and IBF World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Jai Opetaia beat Mairis Briedis for the IBF World Cruiserweight and The Ring Cruiserweight belts, Joe Cordina was overcome by Anthony Cacace for the IBF World Junior Lightweight title, Agit Kabayel was victorious over Frank Sanchez for the WBC World Heavyweight championship, Sergey Kovalev lost to Robin Sirwan Safar, Isaac Lowe defeated Hasibullah Ahmadi, and Daniel Lapin was victorious over Octavio Pudivitr.

Chamberlain vs Wahab stats

Back in May 2024, Mark Chamberlain stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Joshua Oluwaseun Wahab made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Mark Chamberlain was the younger man by 9 years, at 25 years old.

Mark Chamberlain fought out of the southpaw stance, while Joshua Oluwaseun Wahab was an orthodox fighter.

Chamberlain was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 4 years and 4 months later than Wahab, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 92 fewer professional rounds, totaling 71 compared to Wahab's 163.

Mark Chamberlain went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBA, 10 by the WBC, 14 by the WBO, and 13 by the IBF at lightweight.

Chamberlain vs Wahab form

Chamberlain had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Gavin Gwynne on March 8, 2024, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Artjoms Ramlavs on November 24, 2023, by technical knockout in the 10th round at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Marvin Demollari on June 9, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Before that, he had won against Vairo Lenti on February 17, 2023, by knockout in the 5th round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

He had beaten Marc Vidal on July 2, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Activity check

Chamberlain's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Chamberlain vs Wahab start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM UTC at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Chamberlain vs Wahab?

Chamberlain vs Wahab was broadcast on DAZN PPV UK in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+ PPV.

What were the odds on Chamberlain vs Wahab?

Mark Chamberlain was a 7/100 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while Joshua Oluwaseun Wahab made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.