Chelli vs Simpson

Who won Chelli vs Simpson?

Callum Simpson beat Zak Chelli by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, August 3rd, 2024, at Oakwell Football Ground, Barnsley.

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

Also on the undercard Caroline Dubois was victorious over Maira Moneo, and Stephen McKenna beat Joe Laws.

Chelli vs Simpson stats

Back in August 2024, Zak Chelli stepped into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.

Callum Simpson made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 14 wins and 0 draws.

Zak Chelli was the younger man by 2 years, at 26 years old.

Both Zak Chelli and Callum Simpson fought out of an orthodox stance.

Chelli was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 3 months earlier than Simpson, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 64 more professional rounds, totaling 124 compared to Simpson's 60.

Zak Chelli went into the fight ranked number 14 by the IBF at super middleweight.

Callum Simpson was ranked number 15 by the WBA in the 168lb division.

Chelli vs Simpson form

Zak Chelli had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jack Cullen on January 20, 2024, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Middleweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Anthony Sims Jr on February 11, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Germaine Brown on June 11, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Arena, London.

Before that, he had drawn with Jack Cullen on August 22, 2020, by split draw in their 10 round contest at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

He had been beaten by Kody Davies on September 14, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London.

Activity check

Chelli's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Chelli vs Simpson start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Oakwell Football Ground, Barnsley, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Chelli vs Simpson?

Chelli vs Simpson was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK.

What were the odds on Chelli vs Simpson?

Zak Chelli was a 5/2 (+260) underdog going into the contest, while Callum Simpson made his way into the ring at 3/10 (-340) with oddsmakers.