Who won Dirrell vs Uzcategui?

Jose Uzcategui beat Andre Dirrell by on Saturday 3rd March 2018 at Barclays Center in New York.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Jose Uzcategui.

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 for the IBF super middleweight championship of the world.

Dirrell vs Uzcategui stats

Andre Dirrell stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws.

Jose Uzcategui made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws.

The stats suggested that Dirrell and Uzcategui have similar power, both with a 0% knock out percentage.

Andre Dirrell was the older man by 7 years, at 38 years old.

Uzcategui had a height advantage of 1 inch over Dirrell. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Andre Dirrell fought out of the southpaw stance, while Jose Uzcategui was an orthodox fighter.

Dirrell was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2005, 6 years and 1 month earlier than Uzcategui, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 42 more professional rounds, 180 to Uzcategui's 138.

Jose Uzcategui was ranked number 3 by the IBF in the 168lb division.

Dirrell vs Uzcategui form

Jose Uzcategui had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Fabiano Pena on 20th August 2016 by knockout in the 2nd round at La Cetto Vineyard, Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico.

Previous to that, he had defeated Derrick Findley on 18th June 2016 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutiérrez Moreno, Tijuana.

Going into that contest, he had beat Julius Jackson on 6th October 2015 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Cowboys Dance Hall, San Antonio, United States.

Before that, he had won against Daniel Eduardo Yocupicio on 28th February 2015 by knockout in the 1st round at Centro De Convenciones, Rosarito, Mexico.

He had been beaten by Matt Korobov on 28th June 2014 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at CenturyLink Center, Omaha, United States.

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Dirrell's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 years and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 years and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.5 rounds on average.

Uzcategui's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 1 month and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

What time did Dirrell vs Uzcategui start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Dirrell vs Uzcategui?

Dirrell vs Uzcategui was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Dirrell vs Uzcategui?

Andre Dirrell was a 317/100 (+317) underdog going into the contest, while Jose Uzcategui made his way into the ring at 43/100 (-232) with oddsmakers.