Appleyard vs Gibbs

Who won Appleyard vs Gibbs?

Cori Gibbs beat Lee Appleyard by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest on Saturday, November 6th, 2021, at Echo Arena, Merseyside.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of winner Cori Gibbs.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Tom Farrell losing to Cori Gibbs. Also on the undercard Lee Appleyard beat Levi Kinsiona, Tom Farrell defeated Ben Fields, Kane Gardner was defeated by Tom Farrell, Kane Gardner beat Nathan Bennett, and Sean Dodd was overcome by Cori Gibbs.

Appleyard vs Gibbs stats

Back in November 2021, Lee Appleyard stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 6 losses, and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Cori Gibbs made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 14 wins and 0 draws, with 3 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Appleyard had a slight advantage in power over Gibbs, with a 28% knockout percentage compared to Gibbs' 21%.

Lee Appleyard was the older man by 37 years, at 34 years old.

Appleyard had a height advantage of 3 inches over Gibbs.

Both Lee Appleyard and Cori Gibbs fought out of an orthodox stance.

Appleyard was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 6 months earlier than Gibbs, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 98 more professional rounds, totaling 151 compared to Gibbs' 53.

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Appleyard's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 years, 3 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Appleyard vs Gibbs start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:30 PM GMT at Echo Arena, Merseyside, United Kingdom, which was 5:30 PM EST or 2:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Appleyard vs Gibbs?

Appleyard vs Gibbs was broadcast on Sky Sports Arena in the UK.

What were the odds on Appleyard vs Gibbs?

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