Cobbs vs Neequaye

Who won Cobbs vs Neequaye?

Blair Cobbs beat Samuel Kotey Neequaye by split decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, February 14th, 2020, at Honda Center, California.

The scorecards were announced as 95-94, 96-93, 96-93 in favor of winner Blair Cobbs.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Ryan Garcia beating Francisco Fonseca. Also on the undercard Jorge Linares beat Carlos Morales, and Alexis Rocha defeated Brad Solomon.

Cobbs vs Neequaye stats

Back in February 2020, Blair Cobbs stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Samuel Kotey Neequaye made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Neequaye had a slight advantage in power over Cobbs, with a 70% knockout percentage compared to Cobbs' 69%.

Blair Cobbs was the younger man by 7 years, at 30 years old.

Cobbs had a height advantage of 1 inch over Neequaye.

Blair Cobbs fought out of the southpaw stance, while Samuel Kotey Neequaye was an orthodox fighter.

Cobbs was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 5 months later than Neequaye, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 44 fewer professional rounds, totaling 102 compared to Neequaye's 146.

Cobbs vs Neequaye form

Cobbs had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Carlos Ortiz on November 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Steve Villalobos on August 22, 2019, by knockout in the 9th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Robert Redmond Jr on June 21, 2019, by knockout in the 6th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Before that, he had won against Ferdinand Kerobyan on March 21, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at The Avalon, California.

He had beaten Emmanuel Valadez on July 21, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Nevada.

Activity check

Cobbs' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Cobbs vs Neequaye start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Honda Center, California, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Cobbs vs Neequaye?

Cobbs vs Neequaye was broadcast on DAZN in the US.

What were the odds on Cobbs vs Neequaye?

Blair Cobbs was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Samuel Kotey Neequaye made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.