Davis vs Walsh

Who won Davis vs Walsh?

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis beat Liam Walsh by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday 20th May 2017 at Copper Box Arena in London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 KG).

This contest was for the IBF super featherweight championship of the world.

Davis vs Walsh stats

Back in May 2017, Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Liam Walsh made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 21 wins and 0 draws, with 14 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Davis had a large advantage in power over Walsh, boosting at 94% knock out percentage over Walsh's 67%.

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis was the younger man by 8 years, at 23 years old.

Walsh had a height advantage of 1 inch over Davis.

Both Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis & Liam Walsh fought out of a southpaw stance.

Davis was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 year later than Walsh, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 22 less professional rounds, 130 to Walsh's 152.

Liam Walsh was ranked number 1 by the IBF in the 130lb division.

Davis vs Walsh form

Davis remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Jose Pedraza on 14th January 2017 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Mario Macias Rorozco on 3rd June 2016 by knockout in the 1st round at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

Going into that contest, he had beat Guillermo Avila on 1st April 2016 by technical knockout in the 6th round at DC Armory, Washington.

Before that, he had won against Luis Sanchez on 18th December 2015 by knockout in the 9th round at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas.

He had beat Cristobal Cruz on 30th October 2015 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at The Venue at UCF, Orlando.

Walsh 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 defeated Andrey Klimov on 8th October 2016 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Harrow Leisure Centre, Harrow, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Troy James on 30th April 2016 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their BBBOC British Super Featherweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against Isaias Santos Sampaio on 11th July 2015 by knockout in the 6th round at Velodrome, Manchester.

Before that, he had defeated Joe Murray on 28th February 2015 by technical knockout in the 5th round in their BBBOC British Super Featherweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Featherweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

He had beat Gary Sykes on 29th November 2014 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Featherweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Featherweight championship fight at ExCel Arena, London.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis had been fighting more than Liam Walsh.

Going to this contest, Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis had last fought 4 months and 6 days ago, while Liam Walsh's last outing had been 7 months and 12 days ago.

Davis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

Walsh's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Davis vs Walsh start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM BST at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Davis vs Walsh?

Davis vs Walsh was broadcast on BoxNation in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ShowTime.

What were the odds on Davis vs Walsh?

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis was a 11/50 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Liam Walsh made his way into the ring at 333/100 (+330) with oddsmakers.