Davies vs Barroso II

Who won Davies vs Barroso II?

Ismael Barroso beat Ohara Davies by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, January 6th, 2024, at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.

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 contest was for the WBA super lightweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Vergil Ortiz Jr beating Fredrick Lawson. Also on the undercard Arnold Barboza Jr beat Xolisani Ndongeni, and Raul Curiel defeated Elias Diaz.

Davies vs Barroso II stats

Back in January 2024, Ohara Davies stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Ismael Barroso made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws.

Ohara Davies was the younger man by 9 years, at 32 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 3 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 1 by the WBA at super lightweight.

Ismael Barroso was ranked number 3 by the WBA in the 140lb division.

Davies vs Barroso II form

Davies 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 Lewis Ritson on March 4, 2023, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at Newcastle Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Ismael Barroso on November 26, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Motospace Dubai Investment Park, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had won against Tyrone McKenna on September 30, 2020, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

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

He had defeated Logan Yoon on November 22, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round at York Hall, London.

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 lost to Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero on May 13, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Fernando David Saucedo on August 20, 2022, by knockout in the 4th round at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Ohara Davies on November 26, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Motospace Dubai Investment Park, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had defeated Nestor Hugo Paniagua on January 30, 2021, by knockout in the 1st round at Four Ambassadors Hotel, Miami, United States.

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

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Ohara Davies had last fought 10 months and 2 days ago, while Ismael Barroso's last outing had been 7 months and 24 days ago.

Davies' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Barroso's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 25 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 vs Barroso II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Davies vs Barroso II?

Davies vs Barroso II was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Davies vs Barroso II?

Ohara Davies was a 1/5 (-500) favorite going into the contest, while Ismael Barroso made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.