Who won Dalakian vs Concepcion?
Artem Dalakian beat Luis Concepcion by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, November 20th, 2021, at AKKO International, 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
Back in November 2021, Artem Dalakian stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Luis Concepcion made his way to the ring with a record of 39 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, with 28 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Concepcion had a slight advantage in power over Dalakian, with a 72% knockout percentage compared to Dalakian's 70%.
Artem Dalakian was the younger man by 2 years, at 34 years old.
Dalakian had a height advantage of 3 inches over Concepcion.
Both Artem Dalakian and Luis Concepcion fought out of an orthodox stance.
Dalakian was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 27 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 years and 5 months later than Concepcion, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 144 fewer professional rounds, totaling 156 compared to Concepcion's 300.
Luis Concepcion was ranked number 1 by the WBA in the 112lb division.
Dalakian vs Concepcion form
Dalakian had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Josber Perez on February 8, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at Parkovy Convention Centre, Kiev, Ukraine.
Prior to that, he had beaten Sarawut Thawornkham on June 15, 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 December 15, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at Parkovy Convention Centre, Kiev.
Before that, he had beaten Sirichai Thaiyen on June 17, 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 February 24, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood, United States.
Concepcion had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Robert Barrera on February 7, 2020, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA Interim World Flyweight championship fight at Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City, Panama.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Alexandru Marin on May 11, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at EagleBank Arena, Virginia, United States.
Going into that contest, he had lost to Andrew Moloney on September 8, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Bendigo Stadium, Victoria, Australia.
Before that, he had been beaten by Kal Yafai on December 10, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.
He had won against Kohei Kono on August 31, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Flyweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Artem Dalakian had been fighting more than Luis Concepcion.
Going into this contest, Artem Dalakian had last fought 1 year, 9 months and 12 days ago, while Luis Concepcion's last outing had been 1 year, 9 months and 13 days ago.
Dalakian's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months. 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 5 years, 2 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 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) favorite going into the contest, while Luis Concepcion made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.
