Azim vs Davies

Who won Azim vs Davies?

Adam Azim beat Ohara Davies by knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, October 19th, 2024, at Copper Box Arena, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

Also on the undercard Michael McKinson was defeated by Thulani Mbenge, Dan Azeez lost to Lewis Edmondson for the BBBOC British Light heavyweight belt, Anthony Yarde defeated Ralfs Vilcans, and Shannon Courtenay was defeated by Catherine Tacone Ramos.

Azim vs Davies stats

Adam Azim stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Ohara Davies made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Adam Azim was the younger man by 10 years, at 22 years old.

Azim had a height advantage of 3 inches over Davies. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Adam Azim and Ohara Davies fought out of an orthodox stance.

Azim was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 7 years and 7 months later than Davies, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 85 fewer professional rounds, totaling 59 compared to Davies' 144.

Azim vs Davies form

Azim remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Enock Poulsen on February 3, 2024, by knockout in the 5th round at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Franck Petitjean on November 18, 2023, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Civic Hall, Wolverhampton.

Going into that contest, he had won against Aram Faniian on September 2, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had beaten Santos Reyes on February 11, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

He had defeated Rylan Charlton on November 27, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at Alexandra Palace, Muswell Hill.

Davies had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Ismael Barroso on January 6, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBA Interim World Super Lightweight championship fight at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Lewis Ritson on March 4, 2023, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at Newcastle Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ismael Barroso on November 26, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Motospace Dubai Investment Park, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had beaten Tyrone McKenna on September 30, 2020, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

He had won against Jeff Ofori on February 21, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round at York Hall, London.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Adam Azim had been fighting more than Ohara Davies.

Going into this contest, Adam Azim had last fought 8 months and 16 days ago, while Ohara Davies' last outing had been 9 months and 13 days ago.

Azim'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 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Davies' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Azim vs Davies start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Azim vs Davies?

The Peacock show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The Sky Sports Main Event broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Azim vs Davies?

Adam Azim was a 1/9 (-910) favorite going into the contest, while Ohara Davies made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.