Appleyard vs Gibbs

Who won Appleyard vs Gibbs?

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

The scorecards were announced as 28-29, 28-29, 28-29 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 Tom Farrell beat Ben Fields, Kane Gardner was overcome by Tom Farrell, Kane Gardner was victorious over Nathan Bennett, Sean Dodd lost to Cori Gibbs and Lee Appleyard defeated Levi Kinsiona.

Appleyard vs Gibbs stats

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

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

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

Lee Appleyard was the older man by 36 years, at 34 years old.

Appleyard had a height advantage of 3 inches over Gibbs.

Both Lee Appleyard & 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, 151 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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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