Goodman vs Aleem

Who won Goodman vs Aleem?

Sam Goodman beat Raeese Aleem by split decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday 18th June 2023 at Gold Coast Convention Centre in Broadbeach.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 112-116, 116-112 in favor of winner Sam Goodman.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 KG).

This contest was a final eliminator for the IBF super bantamweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Tim Tszyu's and Carlos Ocampo's clash for the WBO Interim World Junior Middleweight championship.

Goodman vs Aleem stats

Back in June 2023, Sam Goodman stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Raeese Aleem made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 20 wins and 0 draws.

Sam Goodman was the younger man by 8 years, at 25 years old.

Goodman had a height advantage of 1 inch over Aleem. Despite this, Aleem had 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Sam Goodman & Raeese Aleem fought out of an orthodox stance.

Goodman was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 less fights, and made his debut in 2018, 6 year and 7 months later than Aleem, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 11 more professional rounds, 125 to Aleem's 114.

Sam Goodman went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBO and 4 by the IBF at super bantamweight.

Raeese Aleem was ranked number 7 by the WBA, 2 by the WBO and 5 by the IBF in the 122lb division.

Goodman vs Aleem form

Goodman remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat TJ Doheny on 12th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Olympic Park, Australia.

Previous to that, he had beat Jason Cooper on 8th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Broadmeadow, Newcastle.

Going into that contest, he had won against Juan Miguel Elorde on 20th July 2022 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney.

Before that, he had beat Fumiya Fuse on 11th May 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Broadmeadow, Newcastle.

He had defeated Richie Mepranum on 22nd December 2021 by technical knockout in the 6th round at The Star Event Centre, Sydney.

Aleem 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 Mike Plania on 4th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Eduardo Baez on 27th November 2021 by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Park Theater, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Vic Pasillas on 23rd January 2021 by technical knockout in the 11th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Before that, he had beat Marcus Bates on 1st August 2020 by technical knockout in the 10th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

He had won against Adam Lopez on 14th February 2020 by technical knockout in the 4th round at 2300 Arena, Pennsylvania.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sam Goodman had been fighting more than Raeese Aleem.

Going to this contest, Sam Goodman had last fought 3 months and 6 days ago, while Raeese Aleem's last outing had been 9 months and 14 days ago.

Goodman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Aleem's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Goodman vs Aleem start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:30 AM UTC at Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Australia, which was 11:30 PM EST or 8:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:30 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Goodman vs Aleem?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by ShowTime.

What were the odds on Goodman vs Aleem?

Sam Goodman was a 13/10 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Raeese Aleem made his way into the ring at 3/5 (-170) with oddsmakers.