Khan vs Algieri

Who won Khan vs Algieri?

Amir Khan beat Chris Algieri by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, May 29th, 2015, at Barclays Center, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 117-111, 117-111 in favor of winner Amir Khan.

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).

Khan vs Algieri stats

Back in May 2015, Amir Khan stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 3 losses, and 0  draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Chris Algieri made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Khan had a large advantage in power over Algieri, boasting a 63% knockout percentage compared to Algieri's 40%.

Amir Khan was the younger man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Algieri had a height advantage of 1 inch over Khan. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Amir Khan and Chris Algieri fought out of an orthodox stance.

Khan was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 2 years and 8 months earlier than Algieri, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 39 more professional rounds, totaling 238 compared to Algieri's 199.

Khan vs Algieri form

Amir Khan had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Devon Alexander on December 13, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Devon Alexander on December 13, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Luis Collazo on May 3, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Luis Collazo on May 3, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Julio Diaz on April 27, 2013, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Khan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

Algieri's last 2 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

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