Alvarez vs Seals

Who won Alvarez vs Seals?

Eleider Alvarez beat Michael Seals by knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, January 18th, 2020, at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Alvarez vs Seals stats

Back in January 2020, Eleider Alvarez stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Michael Seals made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Seals had a large advantage in power over Alvarez, boasting a 75% knockout percentage compared to Alvarez's 50%.

Eleider Alvarez was the younger man by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Seals had a height advantage of 3 inches over Alvarez. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Eleider Alvarez and Michael Seals fought out of an orthodox stance.

Alvarez's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Seals', having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 9 months later than Seals, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 124 more professional rounds, totaling 189 compared to Seals' 65.

Eleider Alvarez went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBC, and 7 by the WBO at light heavyweight.

Alvarez vs Seals form

Alvarez 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 Sergey Kovalev on February 2, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Sergey Kovalev on August 4, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, New Jersey.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jean Pascal on June 3, 2017, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada.

Before that, he had beaten Lucian Bute on February 24, 2017, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Centre Videotron, Quebec City.

He had defeated Robert Berridge on July 29, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Centre Videotron, Quebec City.

Activity check

Alvarez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Alvarez vs Seals start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Alvarez vs Seals?

Alvarez vs Seals was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US.

What were the odds on Alvarez vs Seals?

Eleider Alvarez was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Michael Seals made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.