Bowen vs Cacace

Who won Bowen vs Cacace?

Anthony Cacace beat Sam Bowen by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 30th, 2019, at Arena Birmingham, West Midlands.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 115-113, 115-112 in favor of winner Anthony Cacace.

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 Zolani Tete losing to John Riel Casimero for the WBO World Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Lerrone Richards beat Lennox Clarke for the BBBOC British Super Middleweight belt, Chris Jenkins defeated Liam Taylor for the BBBOC British Welterweight title, Sam Maxwell was victorious over Connor Parker, and Shabaz Masoud beat Stefan Nicolae.

Bowen vs Cacace stats

Back in November 2019, Sam Bowen stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Anthony Cacace made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Bowen had a massive power advantage over Cacace, boasting a 73% knockout percentage compared to Cacace's 41%.

Sam Bowen was the younger man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Cacace had a height advantage of 2 inches over Bowen. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Sam Bowen fought out of the orthodox stance, while Anthony Cacace was a southpaw.

Bowen was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 1 month later than Cacace, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 98 fewer professional rounds, totaling 66 compared to Cacace's 164.

Sam Bowen went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBO at super featherweight.

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Bowen's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.5 rounds on average.

Cacace's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Bowen vs Cacace start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM GMT at Arena Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Bowen vs Cacace?

Bowen vs Cacace was broadcast on BT Sport 2 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Bowen vs Cacace?

Sam Bowen was a 3/10 (-330) favorite going into the contest, while Anthony Cacace made his way into the ring at 12/5 (+240) with oddsmakers.