Cully vs Patera

Who won Cully vs Patera?

Gary Cully beat Francesco Patera by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, May 25th, 2024, at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 96-94, 96-94 in favor of winner Gary Cully.

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 Josh Taylor losing to Jack Catterall. Also on the undercard Cheavon Clarke beat Ellis Zorro for the BBBOC British Cruiserweight belt, Paddy Donovan defeated Lewis Ritson, George Liddard was victorious over Graham McCormack, and Leli Buttigieg beat Anas Isarti.

Cully vs Patera stats

Back in May 2024, Gary Cully stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Francesco Patera made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.

Gary Cully was the younger man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Cully had a height advantage of 4 inches over Patera.

Gary Cully fought out of the southpaw stance, while Francesco Patera was an orthodox fighter.

Cully was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 4 years and 11 months later than Patera, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 146 fewer professional rounds, totaling 77 compared to Patera's 223.

Gary Cully went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBA at lightweight.

Francesco Patera was ranked number 14 by the WBC in the 135lb division.

Cully vs Patera form

Cully had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Reece Mould on November 25, 2023, by split decision in their 10 round contest at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Jose Felix Jr on May 20, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at 3Arena, Dublin.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Wilfredo Flores on February 18, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Jaouad Belmehdi on October 29, 2022, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

He had won against Miguel Vazquez on March 12, 2022, by knockout in the 5th round at Nottingham Arena, Nottinghamshire.

Patera had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Keyshawn Davis on July 22, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at FireLake Arena, Shawnee, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Devis Boschiero on October 1, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Allianz Cloud, Lombardia, Italy.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Nicola Henchiri on April 16, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Allianz Cloud, Lombardia.

Before that, he had won against Domenico Valentino on October 25, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Allianz Cloud, Lombardia.

He had defeated Paul Hyland Jnr on June 28, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Allianz Cloud, Lombardia.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gary Cully had been fighting more than Francesco Patera.

Going into this contest, Gary Cully had last fought 6 months ago, while Francesco Patera's last outing had been 10 months and 3 days ago.

Cully's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

Patera's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Cully vs Patera start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM BST at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Cully vs Patera?

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

What were the odds on Cully vs Patera?

Gary Cully was a 1/7 (-630) favorite going into the contest, while Francesco Patera made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+420) with oddsmakers.