Cardle vs Barrett

Who won Cardle vs Barrett?

Robbie Barrett beat Scott Cardle by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 15th, 2017, at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.

The scorecards were announced as 114-114, 114-112, 115-113 in favor of winner Robbie Barrett.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Cardle vs Barrett stats

Back in April 2017, Scott Cardle stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 1  draw, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Robbie Barrett made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 1 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Cardle had a large advantage in power over Barrett, boasting a 33% knockout percentage compared to Barrett's 7%.

Scott Cardle was the older man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Scott Cardle fought out of the orthodox stance, while Robbie Barrett was a southpaw.

Cardle was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 15 days later than Barrett, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 50 more professional rounds, totaling 164 compared to Barrett's 114.

Cardle vs Barrett form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Kevin Hooper on October 7, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Ivan Njegac on May 28, 2016, by points in the 6th round at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Sean Dodd on April 2, 2016, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United States.

Before that, he had won against Sean Dodd on November 7, 2015, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Craig Evans on May 30, 2015, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

Activity check

Cardle's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Cardle vs Barrett start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM BST at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Cardle vs Barrett?

Cardle vs Barrett was broadcast on Sky Sports 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on Cardle vs Barrett?

Scott Cardle was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Robbie Barrett made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.