Dirrell vs Han

Who won Dirrell vs Han?

Anthony Dirrell beat Abraham Han by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, April 28th, 2018, at Don Haskins Convention Center, Texas.

The scorecards were announced as 99-93, 99-93, 100-89 in favor of winner Anthony Dirrell.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Lara vs Marrero.

Dirrell vs Han stats

Back in April 2018, Anthony Dirrell stepped into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Abraham Han made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Dirrell had an advantage in power over Han, with a 77% knockout percentage compared to Han's 62%.

Anthony Dirrell was the same age as Abraham Han, at 34 years old.

Dirrell had a height advantage of 2 inches over Han. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Anthony Dirrell and Abraham Han fought out of an orthodox stance.

Dirrell was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 2 years and 10 months earlier than Han, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 103 more professional rounds, totaling 184 compared to Han's 81.

Anthony Dirrell went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC, and 5 by the IBF at super middleweight.

Dirrell vs Han form

Dirrell had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Denis Douglin on November 17, 2017, by technical decision in their 6 round contest at Dort Federal Event Center, Michigan, Afghanistan.

Prior to that, he had beaten Norbert Nemesapati on January 13, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Hialeah Park Racing & Casino, Hialeah, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Caleb Truax on April 29, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City.

Before that, he had beaten Marco Antonio Rubio on September 6, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at American Bank Center, Corpus Christi.

He had been beaten by Badou Jack on April 24, 2015, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at UIC Pavilion, Chicago.

Activity check

Dirrell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Dirrell vs Han start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Don Haskins Convention Center, Texas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Dirrell vs Han?

Dirrell vs Han was broadcast on FOX in the US.

What were the odds on Dirrell vs Han?

Anthony Dirrell was a 13/100 (-770) favorite going into the contest, while Abraham Han made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.