Burnett vs Farrag

Who won Burnett vs Farrag?

Ryan Burnett beat Ryan Farrag by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 15th, 2016, at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

The scorecards were announced as 118-111, 117-111, 118-110 in favor of winner Ryan Burnett.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

Burnett vs Farrag stats

Back in October 2016, Ryan Burnett stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ryan Farrag made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 4 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Burnett had a massive power advantage over Farrag, boasting a 64% knockout percentage compared to Farrag's 25%.

Ryan Burnett was the younger man by 4 years, at 24 years old.

Both Ryan Burnett and Ryan Farrag fought out of an orthodox stance.

Burnett was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 7 months later than Farrag, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 17 fewer professional rounds, totaling 127 compared to Farrag's 144.

Ryan Burnett went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBO at bantamweight.

Ryan Farrag was ranked number 15 by the WBO in the 118lb division.

Burnett vs Farrag form

Burnett had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Cesar Ramirez on July 30, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Anthony Settoul on February 27, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jason Booth on November 21, 2015, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Bantamweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had defeated Robert Kanalas on October 10, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had won against Csaba Kovacs on July 4, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland.

Farrag had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Karim Guerfi on June 4, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Stefan Slavchev on March 12, 2016, by knockout in the 2nd round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Stephane Jamoye on October 30, 2015, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Hall Omnisport de La Préalle, Herstal, Belgium.

Before that, he had won against Ashley Lane on December 13, 2014, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Gennadiy Delisandru on May 24, 2014, by points in the 8th round at Deeside Leisure Centre, Queensferry.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ryan Burnett had been fighting more than Ryan Farrag.

Going into this contest, Ryan Burnett had last fought 2 months and 15 days ago, while Ryan Farrag's last outing had been 4 months and 11 days ago.

Burnett's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

Farrag's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Burnett vs Farrag start?

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

Who broadcast Burnett vs Farrag?

Burnett vs Farrag was broadcast on Sky Sports 2 in the UK.

What were the odds on Burnett vs Farrag?

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