Dirrell vs Truax

Who won Dirrell vs Truax?

Anthony Dirrell beat Caleb Truax by technical knockout in the 1st round on Friday, April 29th, 2016, at Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City.

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 Truax stats

Back in April 2016, Anthony Dirrell stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 1 loss, and 1  draw, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Caleb Truax made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Dirrell had an advantage in power over Truax, with a 79% knockout percentage compared to Truax's 62%.

Anthony Dirrell was the younger man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Dirrell had a height advantage of 2 inches over Truax. Despite this, Truax had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Anthony Dirrell and Caleb Truax fought out of an orthodox stance.

Dirrell's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Truax's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2005, 2 years and 2 months earlier than Truax, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 80 fewer professional rounds, totaling 184 compared to Truax's 264.

Activity check

Dirrell's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.5 rounds on average.

Truax's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Dirrell vs Truax?

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