Who won Dirrell vs Davis?
Anthony Dirrell drew with Kyrone Davis by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 27th, 2021, at Shrine Exposition Center, California.
The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 115-113, 114-114, meaning it was a split decision.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).
This contest was an eliminator for the WBC super middleweight championship of the world.
The undercard featured the clash of Rivera vs Raices.
Dirrell vs Davis stats
Back in February 2021, Anthony Dirrell stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Kyrone Davis made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Dirrell had a massive power advantage over Davis, boasting a 73% knockout percentage compared to Davis' 40%.
Anthony Dirrell was the older man by 10 years, at 36 years old.
Dirrell had a height advantage of 4 inches over Davis. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.
Both Anthony Dirrell and Kyrone Davis fought out of an orthodox stance.
Dirrell was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 9 years earlier than Davis, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 43 more professional rounds, totaling 184 compared to Davis' 141.
Anthony Dirrell went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, and 10 by the IBF at super middleweight.
Dirrell vs Davis form
Dirrell had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to David Benavidez on September 28, 2019, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA, United States.
Prior to that, he had beaten Avni Yildirim on February 23, 2019, by technical decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota.
Going into that contest, he had won against Abraham Han on April 28, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Don Haskins Convention Center, Texas.
Before that, he had beaten Denis Douglin on November 17, 2017, by technical decision in their 6 round contest at Dort Federal Event Center, Michigan, Afghanistan.
He had defeated Norbert Nemesapati on January 13, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Hialeah Park Racing & Casino, Hialeah, United States.
Activity check
Dirrell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.
What time did Dirrell vs Davis start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Shrine Exposition Center, California, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Dirrell vs Davis?
Dirrell vs Davis was broadcast on FOX in the US.
What were the odds on Dirrell vs Davis?
Anthony Dirrell was a 27/100 (-370) favorite going into the contest, while Kyrone Davis made his way into the ring at 309/100 (+310) with oddsmakers.
