Azeez vs Faure

Who won Azeez vs Faure?

Dan Azeez beat Thomas Faure by technical decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 11th, 2023, at Zenith de Paris-La Villette, Paris XIX.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Dan Azeez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Tony Yoka losing to Carlos Takam. Also on the undercard Lauren Price defeated Naomi Mannes.

Azeez vs Faure stats

Back in March 2023, Dan Azeez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Thomas Faure made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 2 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Azeez had a massive power advantage over Faure, boasting a 67% knockout percentage compared to Faure's 10%.

Dan Azeez was the same age as Thomas Faure, at 34 years old.

Both Dan Azeez and Thomas Faure fought out of an orthodox stance.

Azeez was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 4 years and 2 months later than Faure, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 14 fewer professional rounds, totaling 161 compared to Faure's 175.

Dan Azeez went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, 7 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Azeez vs Faure form

Azeez 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 defeated Rocky Fielding on December 17, 2022, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Middleweight championship fight at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Shakan Pitters on September 3, 2022, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Reece Cartwright on March 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Before that, he had won against Hosea Burton on November 20, 2021, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, London.

He had beaten Ricky Summers on April 17, 2021, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Bolton Whites Hotel (formerly De Vere Whites), Lancashire.

Activity check

Azeez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Azeez vs Faure start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Zenith de Paris-La Villette, Paris XIX, France, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Azeez vs Faure?

Azeez vs Faure was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Azeez vs Faure?

Dan Azeez was a 8/1 (+810) underdog going into the contest, while Thomas Faure made his way into the ring at 1/20 (-2000) with oddsmakers.