Caparello vs Dessaix

Who won Caparello vs Dessaix?

Blake Caparello beat Reagan Dessaix by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday 22nd February 2019 at The Melbourne Pavilion in Victoria.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Blake Caparello.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 KG).

Caparello vs Dessaix stats

Back in February 2019, Blake Caparello stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 loses and 1 draw, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Reagan Dessaix made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Dessaix had a large advantage in power over Caparello, boosting at 69% knock out percentage over Caparello's 43%.

Blake Caparello was the older man by 37 years, at 32 years old.

Blake Caparello fought out of the southpaw stance, while Reagan Dessaix was an orthodox fighter.

Caparello was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 5 years and 1 month earlier than Dessaix, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 185 more professional rounds, 267 to Dessaix's 82.

Blake Caparello went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBC and 9 by the WBO at light heavyweight.

Reagan Dessaix was ranked number 11 by the WBA in the 175lb division.

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Caparello's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.7 rounds on average.

What time did Caparello vs Dessaix start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM UTC at The Melbourne Pavilion, Victoria, Australia, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Caparello vs Dessaix?

Blake Caparello was a 3/10 (-330) favourite going into the contest, while Reagan Dessaix made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.