Davies vs Barroso

Who won Davies vs Barroso?

Ohara Davies beat Ismael Barroso by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, November 26th, 2021, at Motospace Dubai Investment Park, Dubai.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 99-91, 99-91 in favor of winner Ohara Davies.

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).

Also on the undercard Muhammad Waseem beat Robert Barrera for the WBA World Flyweight championship, Badou Jack defeated Samuel Crossed, and Rocky Fielding was victorious over Emmanuel Danso.

Davies vs Barroso stats

Back in November 2021, Ohara Davies stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ismael Barroso made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, with 21 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Barroso had an advantage in power over Davies, with a 91% knockout percentage compared to Davies' 73%.

Ohara Davies was the younger man by 9 years, at 29 years old.

Barroso had a height advantage of 2 inches over Davies. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Ohara Davies fought out of the orthodox stance, while Ismael Barroso was a southpaw.

Davies was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 8 years and 8 months later than Barroso, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, totaling 144 compared to Barroso's 135.

Ohara Davies went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA at super lightweight.

Ismael Barroso was ranked number 2 by the WBA in the 140lb division.

Davies vs Barroso form

Davies had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Tyrone McKenna on September 30, 2020, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jeff Ofori on February 21, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round at York Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Logan Yoon on November 22, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had won against Miguel Vazquez on June 28, 2019, by points in the 10th round at York Hall, London.

He had been beaten by Jack Catterall on October 6, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Leicester Arena, Leicestershire.

Barroso had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Nestor Hugo Paniagua on January 30, 2021, by knockout in the 1st round at Four Ambassadors Hotel, Miami, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Yves Ulysse Jr on December 5, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The Hangar, California.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Batyr Akhmedov on August 18, 2018, by knockout in the 9th round at Westin Bonaventure Hotel, California.

Before that, he had been beaten by Isa Chaniev on May 12, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia.

He had defeated Fidel Maldonado Jr on October 13, 2017, by knockout in the 6th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, USA.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ohara Davies had been fighting more than Ismael Barroso.

Going into this contest, Ohara Davies had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 27 days ago, while Ismael Barroso's last outing had been 9 months and 27 days ago.

Davies' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

Barroso's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Davies vs Barroso start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Motospace Dubai Investment Park, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 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.

Who broadcast Davies vs Barroso?

The ESPN+ show began at 11:00 AM EST / 8:00 AM PST. The IFL TV broadcast of the card started at 4:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Davies vs Barroso?

Ohara Davies was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Ismael Barroso made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.