Dirrell vs Nemesapati

Who won Dirrell vs Nemesapati?

Anthony Dirrell beat Norbert Nemesapati by technical knockout in the 6th round on Friday, January 13th, 2017, at Hialeah Park Racing & Casino, Hialeah.

The scorecards were announced 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).

Dirrell vs Nemesapati stats

Back in January 2017, Anthony Dirrell stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 1 loss, and 1  draw, 23 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Norbert Nemesapati made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Dirrell had a slight advantage in power over Nemesapati, with a 79% knockout percentage compared to Nemesapati's 71%.

Anthony Dirrell was the older man by 10 years, at 32 years old.

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

Both Anthony Dirrell and Norbert Nemesapati fought out of an orthodox stance.

Dirrell was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 7 years and 3 months earlier than Nemesapati, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, totaling 184 compared to Nemesapati's 160.

Anthony Dirrell went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, and 3 by the IBF at super middleweight.

Dirrell vs Nemesapati form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Caleb Truax on April 29, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, United States.

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

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had beaten Sakio Bika on August 16, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.

He had drawn with Sakio Bika on December 7, 2013, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Activity check

Dirrell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Dirrell vs Nemesapati start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Hialeah Park Racing & Casino, Hialeah, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Dirrell vs Nemesapati?

Anthony Dirrell was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Norbert Nemesapati made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.