Ali vs Perez

Who won Ali vs Perez?

Sadam Ali beat Johan Perez by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, July 29th, 2017, at Casino Del Sol, Tucson.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Sadam Ali.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Ali vs Perez stats

Back in July 2017, Sadam Ali stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss, and 0  draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Johan Perez made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Perez had a slight advantage in power over Ali, with a 68% knockout percentage compared to Ali's 58%.

Sadam Ali was the younger man by 5 years, at 29 years old.

Perez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ali.

Both Sadam Ali and Johan Perez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ali was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 10 months later than Perez, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 95 fewer professional rounds, totaling 0 compared to Perez's 95.

Sadam Ali went into the fight ranked number 8 by the IBF at welterweight.

Activity check

Ali's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.3 rounds on average.

What time did Ali vs Perez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Casino Del Sol, Tucson, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ali vs Perez?

Ali vs Perez was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Ali vs Perez?

Sadam Ali was a 7/50 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Johan Perez made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.