Clarke vs Dinu

Who won Clarke vs Dinu?

Frazer Clarke beat Bogdan Dinu by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday 25th March 2023 at AO Arena in Manchester.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Frazer Clarke.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Lawrence Okolie's and David Light's clash for the WBO World Cruiserweight championship.

Clarke vs Dinu stats

Frazer Clarke stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Bogdan Dinu made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested that Clarke and Dinu have similar power, both with a 80% knock out percentage.

Frazer Clarke was the younger man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Clarke had a height advantage of 1 inch over Dinu.

Both Frazer Clarke & Bogdan Dinu fought out of an orthodox stance.

Clarke was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 less fights, and made his debut in 2022, 13 year and 10 months later than Dinu, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 65 less professional rounds, 16 to Dinu's 81.

Clarke vs Dinu form

Bogdan Dinu had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Kevin Lerena on 26th March 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at Emperors Palace, Gauteng, South Africa.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Daniel Dubois on 5th June 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Telford International Centre, Telford, Shropshire, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Kubrat Pulev on 23rd March 2019 by knockout in the 7th round at The Hangar, California, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jarrell Miller on 17th November 2018 by knockout in the 4th round at Kansas Star Arena, Kansas.

He had won against Marcelo Luiz Nascimento on 8th December 2017 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Romeo Iamandi, Buzau, Romania.

Activity check

Clarke's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Dinu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 5 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What time did Clarke vs Dinu start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at AO Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Clarke vs Dinu?

Clarke vs Dinu was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ProBox TV US.

What were the odds on Clarke vs Dinu?

Frazer Clarke was a 1/25 (-2500) favourite going into the contest, while Bogdan Dinu made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.