Ancajas vs Conlan

Who won Ancajas vs Conlan?

Jerwin Ancajas beat Jamie Conlan by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, November 18th, 2017, at The SSE Arena, Belfast.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 kg).

This contest was for the vacant IBF super flyweight championship of the world.

Ancajas vs Conlan stats

Back in November 2017, Jerwin Ancajas stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.

Jamie Conlan made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 19 wins and 0 draws.

Jerwin Ancajas was the younger man by 6 years, at 25 years old.

Conlan had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ancajas.

Both Jerwin Ancajas and Jamie Conlan fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ancajas was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 months earlier than Conlan, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 262 more professional rounds, totaling 262 compared to Conlan's 0.

Ancajas vs Conlan form

Ancajas had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Teiru Kinoshita on July 2, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia.

Prior to that, he had won against Jose Alfredo Rodriguez on January 29, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

Going into that contest, he had beaten McJoe Arroyo on September 3, 2016, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Bantamweight championship fight at Strike Coliseum, Bacoor, Philippines.

Before that, he had defeated Paul Apolinario on November 13, 2015, by knockout in the 1st round at Philippine Navy Gymnasium Bonifacio Naval Station, Taguig City.

He had won against Juan Purisima on May 30, 2015, by knockout in the 9th round at Lagao Gym, General Santos City.

Conlan had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Patrik Bartos on July 16, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Anthony Nelson on April 30, 2016, by knockout in the 8th round in their CBC Commonwealth Super Flyweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Adrian Dimas Garzon on November 7, 2015, by knockout in the 4th round at National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland.

Before that, he had won against Junior Granados on July 4, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at National Stadium, Dublin.

He had beaten Jose Estrella on September 6, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Titanic Quarter, Belfast, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jerwin Ancajas had been fighting more than Jamie Conlan.

Going into this contest, Jerwin Ancajas had last fought 4 months and 16 days ago, while Jamie Conlan's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 2 days ago.

Ancajas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

Conlan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Ancajas vs Conlan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at The SSE Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Ancajas vs Conlan?

Ancajas vs Conlan was broadcast on BoxNation in the UK.

What were the odds on Ancajas vs Conlan?

Jerwin Ancajas was a 9/50 (-560) favorite going into the contest, while Jamie Conlan made his way into the ring at 387/100 (+390) with oddsmakers.