Azeez vs Fielding

Who won Azeez vs Fielding?

Dan Azeez beat Rocky Fielding by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, December 17th, 2022, at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth.

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 Chris Billam-Smith's and Armend Xhoxhaj's clash.

Azeez vs Fielding stats

Back in December 2022, Dan Azeez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Rocky Fielding made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Dan Azeez was the younger man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Fielding had a height advantage of 3 inches over Azeez. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Dan Azeez and Rocky Fielding fought out of an orthodox stance.

Azeez was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 7 years and 5 months later than Fielding, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, totaling 161 compared to Fielding's 147.

Dan Azeez went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 7 by the WBC, 12 by the WBO, and 9 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Rocky Fielding was ranked number 11 by the WBO in the 175lb division.

Azeez vs Fielding 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 Shakan Pitters on September 3, 2022, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Reece Cartwright on March 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, he had won against Ricky Summers on April 17, 2021, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Bolton Whites Hotel (formerly De Vere Whites), Lancashire.

He had beaten Andre Sterling on September 2, 2020, by technical knockout in the 9th round at LS-Live, Yorkshire.

Rocky Fielding had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Emmanuel Danso on November 26, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Motospace Dubai Investment Park, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Prior to that, he had defeated Abdallah Paziwapazi on November 15, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round at Olympia, Merseyside, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Canelo Alvarez on December 15, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Before that, he had won against Tyron Zeuge on July 14, 2018, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Baden-Arena, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

He had defeated David Brophy on September 30, 2017, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Super Middleweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dan Azeez had been fighting more than Rocky Fielding.

Going into this contest, Dan Azeez had last fought 3 months and 14 days ago, while Rocky Fielding's last outing had been 1 year and 21 days ago.

Azeez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Fielding's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Azeez vs Fielding start?

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

Who broadcast Azeez vs Fielding?

Azeez vs Fielding was broadcast on Sky Sports Arena in the UK.

What were the odds on Azeez vs Fielding?

Dan Azeez was a 1/5 (-500) favorite going into the contest, while Rocky Fielding made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.