Chelli vs Sims Jr

Who won Chelli vs Sims Jr?

Zak Chelli beat Anthony Sims Jr by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, February 11th, 2023, at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

The scorecards were announced as 99-92, 98-92, 98-92 in favor of winner Zak Chelli.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Adam Azim beating Santos Reyes. Also on the undercard Tyler Denny defeated Brad Pauls, and Viddal Riley was victorious over Anees Taj.

Chelli vs Sims Jr stats

Back in February 2023, Zak Chelli stepped into the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.

Anthony Sims Jr made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Zak Chelli was the younger man by 3 years, at 25 years old.

Sims Jr had a height advantage of 1 inch over Chelli.

Both Zak Chelli and Anthony Sims Jr fought out of an orthodox stance.

Chelli was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 10 months later than Sims Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 30 more professional rounds, totaling 124 compared to Sims Jr's 94.

Chelli vs Sims Jr form

Anthony Sims Jr had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Hernan David Perez on August 13, 2021, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Hotel Atlantis The Palm, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Roamer Alexis Angulo on January 30, 2020, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Meridian at Island Gardens, Florida, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Morgan Fitch on October 12, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Wintrust Arena, Illinois.

Before that, he had beaten Stanislav Eschner on August 4, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Ice Arena Wales, Wales, United Kingdom.

He had won against Miguel Cubos on February 24, 2017, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Motor City Casino, Michigan, United States.

Activity check

Chelli's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 1 month and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Sims Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Chelli vs Sims Jr start?

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

Who broadcast Chelli vs Sims Jr?

Chelli vs Sims Jr was broadcast on Sky Sports Arena in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by TrillerTV PPV US.

What were the odds on Chelli vs Sims Jr?

Zak Chelli was a 187/100 (+190) underdog going into the contest, while Anthony Sims Jr made his way into the ring at 4/9 (-230) with oddsmakers.