Dodd vs Coyle

Who won Dodd vs Coyle?

Tommy Coyle beat Sean Dodd by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, April 21st, 2018, at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Amir Khan's and Phil Lo Greco's clash.

Dodd vs Coyle stats

Back in April 2018, Sean Dodd stepped into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Tommy Coyle made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Coyle had a large advantage in power over Dodd, boasting a 48% knockout percentage compared to Dodd's 20%.

Sean Dodd was the older man by 5 years, at 34 years old.

Both Sean Dodd and Tommy Coyle fought out of an orthodox stance.

Dodd was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 5 months later than Coyle, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 169 more professional rounds, totaling 169 compared to Coyle's 0.

Dodd vs Coyle form

Dodd 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 Thomas Stalker on September 30, 2017, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Antonio Horvatic on August 19, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Prenton Park (Tranmere Rovers FC), Merseyside.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Lee Appleyard on April 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Before that, he had drawn with Scott Cardle on April 2, 2016, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United States.

He had been beaten by Scott Cardle on November 7, 2015, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Coyle had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Rakeem Noble on February 25, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Ice Arena, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had lost to Tyrone Nurse on July 30, 2016, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Tyrone Nurse on July 30, 2016, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Before that, he had won against Reynaldo Mora on May 7, 2016, by points in the 6th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had lost to Luke Campbell on August 1, 2015, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Craven Park Stadium, Hull.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sean Dodd had been fighting more than Tommy Coyle.

Going into this contest, Sean Dodd had last fought 6 months and 22 days ago, while Tommy Coyle's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 27 days ago.

Dodd's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

Coyle's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Dodd vs Coyle start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Dodd vs Coyle?

Dodd vs Coyle was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK.

What were the odds on Dodd vs Coyle?

Sean Dodd was a 73/100 (-140) favorite going into the contest, while Tommy Coyle made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.