Cully vs Felix

Who won Cully vs Felix?

Jose Felix Jr beat Gary Cully by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday 20th May 2023 at 3Arena in Dublin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Chantelle Cameron beating Katie Taylor. Also, on the undercard Dennis Hogan lost to James Metcalf and Paddy Donovan defeated Sam O’Maison.

Cully vs Felix stats

Back in May 2023, Gary Cully stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Jose Felix Jr made his way to the ring with a record of 39 wins, 6 loses and 1 draw.

Gary Cully was the younger man by 4 years, at 27 years old.

Cully had a height advantage of 5 inches over Felix Jr.

Gary Cully fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jose Felix Jr was an orthodox fighter.

Cully was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 30 less fights, and made his debut in 2017, 8 year and 1 month later than Felix Jr, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 145 less professional rounds, 67 to Felix Jr's 212.

Gary Cully went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA and 13 by the WBO at lightweight.

Cully vs Felix form

Gary Cully had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Wilfredo Flores on 18th February 2023 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beat Jaouad Belmehdi on 29th October 2022 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Going into that contest, he had won against Miguel Vazquez on 12th March 2022 by knockout in the 5th round at Nottingham Arena, Nottinghamshire.

Before that, he had beat Viorel Simion on 25th June 2021 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Bolton Whites Hotel (formerly De Vere Whites), Lancashire.

He had defeated Viktor Kotochigov on 12th March 2021 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Round 10 Boxing Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

Cully's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Felix Jr's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 1 month. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Cully vs Felix start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Cully vs Felix?

Cully vs Felix was broadcast on DAZN Global in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Cully vs Felix?

Gary Cully was a 1/20 (-2000) favourite going into the contest, while Jose Felix Jr made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.