Dalakian vs Concepcion

Who won Dalakian vs Concepcion?

Artem Dalakian beat Luis Concepcion by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday 20th November 2021 at AKKO International in Kiev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 KG).

This contest was for the WBA flyweight championship of the world.

Dalakian vs Concepcion stats

Artem Dalakian stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Luis Concepcion made his way to the ring with a record of 39 wins, 8 loses and 0 draws, with 28 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Concepcion had a slight advantage in power over Dalakian, with a 72% knock out percentage over Dalakian's 70%.

Artem Dalakian was the younger man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Dalakian had a height advantage of 3 inches over Concepcion.

Both Artem Dalakian & Luis Concepcion fought out of an orthodox stance.

Dalakian was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 27 less fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 year and 5 months later than Concepcion, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 156 less professional rounds, 144 to Concepcion's 300.

Luis Concepcion was ranked number 1 by the WBA in the 112lb division.

Dalakian vs Concepcion form

Dalakian remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Josber Perez on 8th February 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at Parkovy Convention Centre, Kiev, Ukraine.

Previous to that, he had beat Sarawut Thawornkham on 15th June 2019 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at Parkovy Convention Centre, Kiev.

Going into that contest, he had won against Gregorio Lebron on 15th December 2018 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at Parkovy Convention Centre, Kiev.

Before that, he had beat Sirichai Thaiyen on 17th June 2018 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at Parkovy Convention Centre, Kiev.

He had defeated Brian Viloria on 24th February 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood, United States.

Concepcion 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 won against Hernan Marquez on 17th December 2015 by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Flyweight championship fight at Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City, Panama.

Previous to that, he had won against David Sanchez on 19th September 2015 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA Interim World Super Flyweight championship fight at Centro de Usos Multiples, Hermosillo, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Carlos Cuadras on 4th April 2015 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Flyweight championship fight at Unidad Deportiva Martín Alarcón, Metepec.

Before that, he had defeated Duvan Hernandez on 23rd August 2014 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City, Panama.

He had beat Carlos Fontes on 20th February 2014 by technical decision in their 9 round contest at Centro de Convenciones Figali, Panama City.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Artem Dalakian had been fighting more than Luis Concepcion.

Going to this contest, Artem Dalakian had last fought 3 years, 3 months and 28 days ago, while Luis Concepcion's last outing had been 7 years, 5 months and 19 days ago.

Dalakian's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Concepcion's last 5 fights had come over a period of 9 years, 3 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 10 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Dalakian vs Concepcion start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at AKKO International, Kiev, Ukraine, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Dalakian vs Concepcion?

Artem Dalakian was a 1/20 (-2000) favourite going into the contest, while Luis Concepcion made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.