Dalakian vs Jimenez

Who won Dalakian vs Jimenez?

Artem Dalakian beat David Jimenez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, January 28th, 2023, at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 116-112, 115-113 in favor of winner Artem Dalakian.

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.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev's and Anthony Yarde's clash for the IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship.

Dalakian vs Jimenez stats

Back in January 2023, Artem Dalakian stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

David Jimenez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 12 wins and 0 draws.

Artem Dalakian was the older man by 5 years, at 36 years old.

Dalakian had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Artem Dalakian fought out of the orthodox stance, while David Jimenez was a southpaw.

Dalakian was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 7 years and 5 months earlier than Jimenez, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 47 more professional rounds, totaling 156 compared to Jimenez's 109.

David Jimenez was ranked number 1 by the WBA, and 10 by the WBO in the 112lb division.

Dalakian vs Jimenez form

Dalakian 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 won against Luis Concepcion on November 20, 2021, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at AKKO International, Kiev, Ukraine.

Prior to that, he had won against Josber Perez on February 8, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Flyweight championship fight at Parkovy Convention Centre, Kiev.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

He had won against 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.

Activity check

Dalakian's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Dalakian vs Jimenez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Dalakian vs Jimenez?

Dalakian vs Jimenez was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Dalakian vs Jimenez?

Artem Dalakian was a 4/5 (-130) favorite going into the contest, while David Jimenez made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.