Baraou vs Eggington

Who won Baraou vs Eggington?

Abass Baraou beat Sam Eggington by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Friday 1st March 2024 at Telford International Centre in Telford.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 117-112, 114-114 in favor of winner Abass Baraou.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 KG).

This contest was an eliminator for the WBA super welterweight championship of the world.

Baraou vs Eggington stats

Abass Baraou stepped into the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Sam Eggington made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 8 loses and 0 draws.

Abass Baraou was the younger man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Eggington had a height advantage of 1 inch over Baraou.

Both Abass Baraou & Sam Eggington fought out of an orthodox stance.

Baraou was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 27 less fights, and made his debut in 2018, 5 year and 7 months later than Eggington, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 161 less professional rounds, 107 to Eggington's 268.

Abass Baraou went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA at super welterweight.

Sam Eggington was ranked number 15 by the WBA in the 154lb division.

Baraou vs Eggington form

Eggington had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Joe Pigford on 27th May 2023 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Dennis Hogan on 8th October 2022 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Broadmeadow, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Przemyslaw Zysk on 25th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Skydome, West Midlands, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beat Bilel Jkitou on 10th September 2021 by split decision in their 12 round contest at Skydome, West Midlands.

He had won against Carlos Molina on 22nd May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Skydome, West Midlands.

Activity check

Baraou's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.3 rounds on average.

Eggington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time did Baraou vs Eggington start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Telford International Centre, Telford, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Baraou vs Eggington?

The DAZN show is expected to begin at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The Channel 5 broadcast of the card is expected to start at 10:00 PM (BTS).

What were the odds on Baraou vs Eggington?

Abass Baraou was a 2/5 (-260) favourite going into the contest, while Sam Eggington made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+210) with oddsmakers.