Davies vs Mathews

Who won Davies vs Mathews?

Ohara Davies beat Derry Mathews by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, March 4th, 2017, at The O2 Arena, London.

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).

Davies vs Mathews stats

Back in March 2017, Ohara Davies stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Derry Mathews made his way to the ring with a record of 38 wins, 11 losses and 2 draws, with 20 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Davies had a large advantage in power over Mathews, boasting a 79% knockout percentage compared to Mathews' 53%.

Ohara Davies was the younger man by 9 years, at 25 years old.

Mathews had a height advantage of 2 inches over Davies. Despite this, he had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Ohara Davies and Derry Mathews fought out of an orthodox stance.

Davies was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 37 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 11 years and 3 months later than Mathews, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 151 fewer professional rounds, totaling 144 compared to Mathews' 295.

Ohara Davies went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBC, and 9 by the IBF at super lightweight.

Davies vs Mathews form

Davies had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Andrea Scarpa on November 26, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Chaquib Fadli on October 1, 2016, by knockout in the 2nd round at Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Zoltan Szabo on June 21, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Andy Keates on April 9, 2016, by knockout in the 4th round at The O2 Arena, London.

He had won against Prince Ofotsu on January 30, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Copper Box Arena, London.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Luke Campbell on October 15, 2016, by knockout in the 4th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Terry Flanagan on March 12, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Tony Luis on April 18, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Before that, he had beaten Gyorgy Mizsei Jr on March 6, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

He had won against Adam Dingsdale on October 25, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Ohara Davies had last fought 3 months and 6 days ago, while Derry Mathews' last outing had been 4 months and 17 days ago.

Davies' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

Mathews' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Davies vs Mathews start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Davies vs Mathews?

Davies vs Mathews was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK.

What were the odds on Davies vs Mathews?

Ohara Davies was a 17/100 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Derry Mathews made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.