Barboza Jr vs McComb

Who won Barboza Jr vs McComb?

Arnold Barboza Jr beat Sean McComb by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 20th April 2024 at Barclays Center in New York.

The scorecards were announced as 92-98, 96-94, 97-93 in favor of winner Arnold Barboza Jr.

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 Devin Haney losing to Ryan Garcia. Also, on the undercard Charles Conwell beat Nathaniel Gallimore, Bektemir Melikuziev defeated Pierre Hubert Dibombe, John ‘Scrappy’ Ramirez was defeated by David Jimenez, Sergiy Derevyanchenko beat Vaughn Alexander, Amari Jones defeated Armel Mbumba Yassa, Darius Fulghum was victorious over Cristian Olivas and Shamar Canal beat Pedro Penunuri Borgaro.

Barboza Jr vs McComb stats

Arnold Barboza Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 29 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Sean McComb made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Arnold Barboza Jr was the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

McComb had a height advantage of 3 inches over Barboza Jr. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Arnold Barboza Jr fought out of the orthodox stance, while Sean McComb was a southpaw.

Barboza Jr was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 years and 2 months earlier than McComb, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 52 more professional rounds, 188 to McComb's 136.

Arnold Barboza Jr went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO and 8 by the IBF at super lightweight.

Sean McComb was ranked number 8 by the WBO in the 140lb division.

Barboza Jr vs McComb form

Barboza Jr remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Xolisani Ndongeni on 6th January 2024 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Jose Pedraza on 3rd February 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale.

Going into that contest, he had won against Danielito Zorrilla on 15th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pechanga Resort & Casino, California.

Before that, he had beat Antonio Moran on 14th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Oklahoma.

He had defeated Alex Saucedo on 17th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Sam Maxwell on 2nd December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at SSE Arena, Belfast, Ireland.

Previous to that, he had won against Kaisee Benjamin on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Genting Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Gavin Gwynne on 19th February 2021 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship fight at Bolton Whites Hotel (formerly De Vere Whites), Bolton, Lancashire.

Before that, he had defeated Siar Ozgul on 12th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at LS-Live, Yorkshire.

He had beat Mauro Maximiliano Godoy on 1st February 2020 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Ulster Hall, Northern Ireland.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Arnold Barboza Jr had been fighting more than Sean McComb.

Going to this contest, Arnold Barboza Jr had last fought 3 months and 14 days ago, while Sean McComb's last outing had been 4 months and 18 days ago.

Barboza Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

McComb's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Barboza Jr vs McComb start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Barboza Jr vs McComb?

Barboza Jr vs McComb was broadcast on DAZN PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by DAZN PPV UK.

What were the odds on Barboza Jr vs McComb?

Arnold Barboza Jr was a 1/12 (-1200) favourite going into the contest, while Sean McComb made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.