Dodd vs Gibbs

Who won Dodd vs Gibbs?

Cori Gibbs beat Sean Dodd by split decision in their 3 round contest on Saturday, November 6th, 2021, at Echo Arena, Merseyside.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of winner Cori Gibbs.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Tom Farrell losing to Cori Gibbs. Also on the undercard Tom Farrell beat Ben Fields, Lee Appleyard was overcome by Cori Gibbs, Kane Gardner was defeated by Tom Farrell, Kane Gardner beat Nathan Bennett, and Lee Appleyard defeated Levi Kinsiona.

Dodd vs Gibbs stats

Back in November 2021, Sean Dodd stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Cori Gibbs made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 13 wins and 0 draws, with 3 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Gibbs had a slight advantage in power over Dodd, with a 23% knockout percentage compared to Dodd's 18%.

Sean Dodd was the older man by 40 years, at 37 years old.

Gibbs had a height advantage of 1 inch over Dodd.

Both Sean Dodd and Cori Gibbs fought out of an orthodox stance.

Dodd was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 8 months earlier than Gibbs, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 116 more professional rounds, totaling 169 compared to Gibbs' 53.

Dodd vs Gibbs 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 beaten Tom Farrell on November 23, 2019, by technical decision in their 4 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Joe Cordina on August 4, 2018, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship fight at Ice Arena Wales, Wales.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Tommy Coyle on April 21, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Before that, he had beaten Thomas Stalker on September 30, 2017, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

He had won against Antonio Horvatic on August 19, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Prenton Park (Tranmere Rovers FC), Merseyside.

Activity check

Dodd's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Dodd vs Gibbs start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:30 PM GMT at Echo Arena, Merseyside, United Kingdom, which was 3:30 PM EST or 12:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Dodd vs Gibbs?

Dodd vs Gibbs was broadcast on Sky Sports Arena in the UK.

What were the odds on Dodd vs Gibbs?

Sean Dodd was a 71/50 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Cori Gibbs made his way into the ring at 13/25 (-190) with oddsmakers.