Azeez vs Sterling

Who won Azeez vs Sterling?

Dan Azeez beat Andre Sterling by technical knockout in the 9th round on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020, at LS-Live, Yorkshire.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 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 Philip Bowes' and Akeem Ennis-Brown's clash for the CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight and BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship.

Azeez vs Sterling stats

Back in September 2020, Dan Azeez stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Andre Sterling made his way to the ring with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 4 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Azeez had a large advantage in power over Sterling, boasting a 64% knockout percentage compared to Sterling's 36%.

Dan Azeez was the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Both Dan Azeez and Andre Sterling fought out of an orthodox stance.

Azeez's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Sterling's, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 11 months later than Sterling, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 79 more professional rounds, totaling 161 compared to Sterling's 82.

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Sterling's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Azeez vs Sterling start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at LS-Live, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Azeez vs Sterling?

Azeez vs Sterling was broadcast on YouTube UK in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Azeez vs Sterling?

Dan Azeez was a 3/20 (-670) favorite going into the contest, while Andre Sterling made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.