Ashfaq vs Ham

Who won Ashfaq vs Ham?

Qais Ashfaq beat Joe Ham by technical decision in their 7 round contest on Saturday, November 2nd, 2019, at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

The scorecards were announced as 70-64, 70-63, 69-64 in favor of winner Qais Ashfaq.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Christina Linardatou losing to Katie Taylor. Also on the undercard Anthony Crolla defeated Frank Urquiaga, and Jack Cullen was victorious over Tomas Andres Reynoso.

Ashfaq vs Ham stats

Back in November 2019, Qais Ashfaq stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Joe Ham made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ashfaq had a slight advantage in power over Ham, with a 43% knockout percentage compared to Ham's 38%.

Qais Ashfaq was the younger man by 2 years, at 26 years old.

Qais Ashfaq fought out of the southpaw stance, while Joe Ham was an orthodox fighter.

Ashfaq was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 years and 2 months later than Ham, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 19 fewer professional rounds, totaling 85 compared to Ham's 104.

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What time did Ashfaq vs Ham start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM GMT at Manchester Arena, Lancashire, United Kingdom, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

What were the odds on Ashfaq vs Ham?

Qais Ashfaq was a 2/25 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Joe Ham made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.