Boschiero vs Ward

Who won Boschiero vs Ward?

Martin Joseph Ward beat Devis Boschiero by split decision in their 12 round contest on Friday 30th November 2018 at Teatro Obi Hall in Toscana.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Martin Joseph Ward.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Andrea Scarpa losing to Joe Hughes. Also, on the undercard Fabio Turchi beat Tony Conquest.

Boschiero vs Ward stats

Back in November 2018, Devis Boschiero stepped into the ring with a record of 46 wins, 5 loses and 2 draws, 21 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Martin Joseph Ward made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, with 10 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Ward had a slight advantage in power over Boschiero, with a 50% knock out percentage over Boschiero's 46%.

Devis Boschiero was the older man by 10 years, at 37 years old.

Ward had a height advantage of 3 inches over Boschiero.

Both Devis Boschiero & Martin Joseph Ward fought out of an orthodox stance.

Boschiero was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 30 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 7 years and 8 months earlier than Ward, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 200 more professional rounds, 383 to Ward's 183.

Devis Boschiero went into the fight ranked number 11 by the IBF at super featherweight.

Boschiero vs Ward form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to James Tennyson on 5th May 2018 by technical knockout in the 5th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beat Juli Giner on 13th December 2017 by knockout in the 6th round at York Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against Anthony Cacace on 15th July 2017 by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Super Featherweight and BBBOC British Super Featherweight championship fight at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

Before that, he had beat Andy Townend on 10th September 2016 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their BBBOC British Super Featherweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

He had defeated Ruddy Encarnacion on 16th April 2016 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Activity check

Ward's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Boschiero vs Ward start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Teatro Obi Hall, Toscana, Italy, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Boschiero vs Ward?

Boschiero vs Ward was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK.

What were the odds on Boschiero vs Ward?

Devis Boschiero was a 357/100 (+360) underdog going into the contest, while Martin Joseph Ward made his way into the ring at 21/100 (-480) with oddsmakers.