Davies Jr vs Foley

Who won Davies Jr vs Foley?

Darragh Foley beat Robbie Davies Jnr by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, March 11th, 2023, at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Diego Pacheco beating Jack Cullen. Also on the undercard Peter McGrail beat Nicolas Nahuel Botelli, Campbell Hatton defeated Michel Gonxhe, and Rhiannon Dixon was victorious over Vicky Wilkinson.

Davies Jr vs Foley stats

Back in March 2023, Robbie Davies Jnr stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.

Darragh Foley made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw.

Robbie Davies Jnr was the younger man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Foley had a height advantage of 1 inch over Davies Jnr. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Robbie Davies Jnr fought out of the orthodox stance, while Darragh Foley was a southpaw.

Davies Jnr was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 months earlier than Foley, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 5 fewer professional rounds, totaling 185 compared to Foley's 190.

Robbie Davies Jnr went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBA at super lightweight.

Davies Jr vs Foley form

Davies Jnr had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Javier Molina on May 21, 2022, by split decision in their 10 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Henry Lundy on December 11, 2021, by knockout in the 2nd round at Echo Arena, Merseyside.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela on February 20, 2021, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Arena, London.

Before that, he had lost to Lewis Ritson on October 19, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear.

He had won against Joe Hughes on March 30, 2019, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Activity check

Davies Jnr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Foley's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Davies Jr vs Foley start?

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

Who broadcast Davies Jr vs Foley?

Davies Jr vs Foley was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Davies Jr vs Foley?

Robbie Davies Jnr was a 2/9 (-450) favorite going into the contest, while Darragh Foley made his way into the ring at 18/5 (+360) with oddsmakers.