Horn vs Zerafa

Who won Horn vs Zerafa?

Michael Zerafa beat Jeff Horn by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, August 31st, 2019, at Bendigo Stadium, Victoria.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Horn vs Zerafa stats

Back in August 2019, Jeff Horn stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Michael Zerafa made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

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

Jeff Horn was the older man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Zerafa had a height advantage of 2 inches over Horn. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Jeff Horn and Michael Zerafa fought out of an orthodox stance.

Horn was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 11 months later than Zerafa, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 61 fewer professional rounds, totaling 154 compared to Zerafa's 215.

Jeff Horn went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 5 by the WBO, and 14 by the IBF at middleweight.

Horn vs Zerafa form

Horn had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Anthony Mundine on November 30, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Suncorp Stadium, Queensland, Australia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Terence Crawford on June 9, 2018, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Gary Corcoran on December 13, 2017, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Convention & Exhibition Centre, Queensland, Australia.

Before that, he had beaten Manny Pacquiao on July 2, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane.

He had defeated Ali Funeka on December 10, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.

Zerafa had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Kell Brook on December 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Jose Agustin Feria on August 31, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Croatian Club, Victoria, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Wade Ryan on June 1, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Melbourne Pavilion, Victoria.

Before that, he had beaten Adam Harper on March 16, 2018, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Super Welterweight championship fight at The Melbourne Pavilion, Victoria.

He had won against Tomas Andres Reynoso on June 17, 2017, by knockout in the 6th round at The Melbourne Pavilion, Victoria.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Michael Zerafa had been fighting more than Jeff Horn.

Going into this contest, Jeff Horn had last fought 9 months and 1 day ago, while Michael Zerafa's last outing had been 8 months and 23 days ago.

Horn's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Zerafa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Horn vs Zerafa start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at Bendigo Stadium, Victoria, Australia, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Horn vs Zerafa?

Jeff Horn was a 4/25 (-630) favorite going into the contest, while Michael Zerafa made his way into the ring at 21/5 (+420) with oddsmakers.