Whyte vs Browne

Who won Whyte vs Browne?

Dillian Whyte beat Lucas Browne by knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, March 24th, 2018, at The O2 Arena, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Also on the undercard Frank Buglioni lost to Callum Johnson for the BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship, and Lewis Ritson defeated Scott Cardle for the BBBOC British Lightweight belt.

Whyte vs Browne stats

Back in March 2018, Dillian Whyte stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Lucas Browne made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 25 wins and 0 draws.

Dillian Whyte was the younger man by 9 years, at 30 years old.

Browne had a height advantage of 1 inch over Whyte. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Dillian Whyte and Lucas Browne fought out of an orthodox stance.

Whyte was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 1 month later than Browne, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 35 more professional rounds, totaling 192 compared to Browne's 157.

Dillian Whyte went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 4 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Lucas Browne was ranked number 14 by the WBA, and 13 by the WBC in the Heavyweight division.

Whyte vs Browne form

Whyte had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Robert Helenius on October 28, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Principality Stadium, Wales, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Malcolm Tann on August 19, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Derek Chisora on December 10, 2016, by split decision in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Ian Lewison on October 7, 2016, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.

He had beaten Dave Allen on July 30, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United States.

Browne 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 Ruslan Chagaev on March 5, 2016, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA World Heavyweight championship fight at Colosseum Sport Hall, Grozny, Russia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Julius Long on August 14, 2015, by knockout in the 9th round at The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Chauncy Welliver on November 12, 2014, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Hisense Arena, Melbourne.

Before that, he had defeated Andriy Rudenko on August 1, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Eric Martel Bahoeli on April 26, 2014, by knockout in the 5th round in their CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight championship fight at Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dillian Whyte had been fighting more than Lucas Browne.

Going into this contest, Dillian Whyte had last fought 4 months and 24 days ago, while Lucas Browne's last outing had been 2 years and 19 days ago.

Whyte's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

Browne's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Whyte vs Browne start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:15 PM GMT at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 6:15 PM EST or 3:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Whyte vs Browne?

Whyte vs Browne was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by HBO.

What were the odds on Whyte vs Browne?

Dillian Whyte was a 3/10 (-330) favorite going into the contest, while Lucas Browne made his way into the ring at 221/100 (+220) with oddsmakers.