Who won Davies Jr vs Fortuna?
Robbie Davies Jnr beat Javier Fortuna by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, November 1st, 2024, at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast.
The scorecards were announced as 95-94 in favor of winner Robbie Davies Jnr.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 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 Padraig McCrory's and Leonard Carrillo's clash.
Davies Jr vs Fortuna stats
Robbie Davies Jnr stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 5 losses, and 0 draws.
Javier Fortuna made his way to the ring with a record of 38 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw.
Robbie Davies Jnr was the same age as Javier Fortuna, at 35 years old.
Davies Jnr had a height advantage of 3 inches over Fortuna. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.
Robbie Davies Jnr fought out of the orthodox stance, while Javier Fortuna was a southpaw.
Davies Jnr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 2 months later than Fortuna, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 47 fewer professional rounds, totaling 185 compared to Fortuna's 232.
Davies Jr vs Fortuna form
Davies Jnr 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 lost to Sergey Lipinets on May 8, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Whitesands Events Center, Plant City, United States.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Darragh Foley on March 11, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Going into that contest, he had won against Javier Molina on May 21, 2022, by split decision in their 10 round contest at O2 Arena, London.
Before that, he had beaten Henry Lundy on December 11, 2021, by knockout in the 2nd round at Echo Arena, Merseyside.
He had lost to Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela on February 20, 2021, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Arena, London.
Fortuna had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Ryan Garcia on July 16, 2022, by knockout in the 6th round at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, United States.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz on July 9, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Lightweight championship fight at Banc of California Stadium, California.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Antonio Lozada Jr on November 21, 2020, by knockout in the 6th round at Staples Center, LA.
Before that, he had won against Jesus Andres Cuellar on November 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at MGM National Harbor, Maryland.
He had defeated Sharif Bogere on February 9, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Robbie Davies Jnr had been fighting more than Javier Fortuna.
Going into this contest, Robbie Davies Jnr had last fought 5 months and 24 days ago, while Javier Fortuna's last outing had been 2 years, 3 months and 16 days ago.
Davies Jnr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.
Fortuna's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.
What time did Davies Jr vs Fortuna start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Davies Jr vs Fortuna?
Davies Jr vs Fortuna was broadcast on ProBox TV in both the United States and the UK.
What were the odds on Davies Jr vs Fortuna?
Robbie Davies Jnr was a 4/5 (-130) favorite going into the contest, while Javier Fortuna made his way into the ring at 6/5 (+120) with oddsmakers.
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