Azim vs Faniian

Who won Azim vs Faniian?

Adam Azim beat Aram Faniian by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 2nd September 2023 at AO Arena in Manchester.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 98-92, 100-90 in favor of winner Adam Azim.

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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Liam Smith losing to Chris Eubank Jr. Also, on the undercard Frazer Clarke beat Dave Allen, Mark Heffron was overcome by Jack Cullen for the BBBOC British Super Middleweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Middleweight titles, Mikaela Mayer was victorious over Silvia Bortot, Lauren Price beat Lolita Muzeya and Florian Marku defeated Dylan Moran.

Azim vs Faniian stats

Back in September 2023, Adam Azim stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Aram Faniian made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Adam Azim was the younger man by 5 years, at 22 years old.

Faniian had a height advantage of 1 inch over Azim. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Adam Azim & Aram Faniian fought out of an orthodox stance.

Azim was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 less fights, and made his debut in 2021, 7 year later than Faniian, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 108 less professional rounds, 51 to Faniian's 159.

Adam Azim went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBA at super lightweight.

Azim vs Faniian form

Azim remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Santos Reyes on 11th February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beat Rylan Charlton on 27th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Alexandra Palace, Muswell Hill.

Going into that contest, he had won against Michel Cabral on 3rd September 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Before that, he had beat Anthony Loffet on 1st July 2022 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Skydome, Coventry.

He had defeated Connor Marsden on 31st March 2022 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Activity check

Azim's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Azim vs Faniian start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:30 PM BST at AO Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 2:30 PM EST or 11:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Azim vs Faniian?

Azim vs Faniian was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Azim vs Faniian?

Adam Azim was a 1/22 (-2000) favourite going into the contest, while Aram Faniian made his way into the ring at 11/1 (+1100) with oddsmakers.