Diale vs Selby

Who won Diale vs Selby?

Andrew Selby beat Ardin Diale by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, February 4th, 2017, at Olympia, Kensington.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Andrew Selby.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

Diale vs Selby stats

Back in February 2017, Ardin Diale stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 10 losses, and 4  draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Andrew Selby made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 7 wins and 0 draws, with 5 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Selby had a large advantage in power over Diale, boasting a 71% knockout percentage compared to Diale's 47%.

Ardin Diale was the older man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Selby had a height advantage of 3 inches over Diale.

Both Ardin Diale and Andrew Selby fought out of an orthodox stance.

Diale was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 39 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 9 years and 2 months earlier than Selby, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 229 more professional rounds, totaling 321 compared to Selby's 92.

Andrew Selby was ranked number 10 by the IBF in the 112lb division.

Diale vs Selby form

Selby had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jake Bornea on November 18, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Felix Moncada on October 21, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Louis Norman on May 14, 2016, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Flyweight championship fight at Ice Arena, Cardiff.

Before that, he had defeated Brett Fidoe on March 11, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Newport Centre, Newport.

He had won against Everth Briceno on December 5, 2015, by points in the 6th round at Westcroft Leisure Centre, Carshalton.

Activity check

Selby's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Diale vs Selby start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Olympia, Kensington, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

What were the odds on Diale vs Selby?

Ardin Diale was a 55/4 (+1400) underdog going into the contest, while Andrew Selby made his way into the ring at 1/50 (-5000) with oddsmakers.