Dickens vs Sosa

Who won Dickens vs Sosa?

Hector Andres Sosa beat Jazza Dickens by knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, July 22nd, 2023, at Dubai Studio City, Dubai.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Khegai vs Lainez.

Dickens vs Sosa stats

Back in July 2023, Jazza Dickens stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Hector Andres Sosa made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Sosa had an advantage in power over Dickens, with a 53% knockout percentage compared to Dickens' 38%.

Jazza Dickens was the older man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Sosa had a height advantage of 1 inch over Dickens.

Jazza Dickens fought out of the southpaw stance, while Hector Andres Sosa was an orthodox fighter.

Dickens was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 6 years and 7 months earlier than Sosa, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 127 more professional rounds, totaling 235 compared to Sosa's 108.

Jazza Dickens went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBA, 8 by the WBC, and 4 by the IBF at featherweight.

Dickens vs Sosa form

Dickens had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Lerato Dlamini on October 15, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Olympia, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Andoni Gago on April 22, 2022, by knockout in the 5th round at Echo Arena, Merseyside.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Kid Galahad on August 7, 2021, by knockout in the 11th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

Before that, he had beaten Ryan Walsh on December 2, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Production Park Studios, Yorkshire.

He had won against Leigh Wood on February 21, 2020, by majority decision in their CBC Commonwealth Featherweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

Activity check

Dickens' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Dickens vs Sosa start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 5:00 PM UTC at Dubai Studio City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which was 1:00 PM EST or 10:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Dickens vs Sosa?

The Fite.tv PPV US show began at 9:00 AM EST / 6:00 AM PST. The Fite.tv PPV UK broadcast of the card started at 2:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Dickens vs Sosa?

Jazza Dickens was a 1/12 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Hector Andres Sosa made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.