Davies vs Barroso II

Who won Davies vs Barroso II?

Ismael Barroso beat Ohara Davies by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday 6th January 2024 at Virgin Hotels in 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 loses and 0 draws.

Ismael Barroso made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 4 loses 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 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 less fights, and made his debut in 2014, 8 year and 8 months later than Barroso, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 144 to Barroso's 126.

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

Previous to that, he had beat Ismael Barroso on 26th November 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 30th September 2020 by majority decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

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

He had defeated Logan Yoon on 22nd November 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 13th May 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.

Previous to that, he had won against Fernando David Saucedo on 20th August 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 26th November 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 30th January 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Four Ambassadors Hotel, Miami, United States.

He had beat Yves Ulysse Jr on 5th December 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by DAZN Global.

What were the odds on Davies vs Barroso II?

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