Who won Dodd vs Gibbs?
Cori Gibbs beat Sean Dodd by split decision in their 3 round contest on Saturday 6th November 2021 at Echo Arena in Merseyside.
The scorecards were announced as 28-29, 29-28, 28-29 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 Kane Gardner beat Nathan Bennett, Lee Appleyard defeated Levi Kinsiona, Tom Farrell was victorious over Ben Fields, Lee Appleyard lost to Cori Gibbs and Kane Gardner was overcome by Tom Farrell.
Dodd vs Gibbs stats
Back in November 2021, Sean Dodd stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 5 loses and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Cori Gibbs made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 13 wins and 0 draws, with 3 of those by knock out.
The stats suggested Gibbs had a slight advantage in power over Dodd, with a 23% knock out percentage over Dodd's 18%.
Sean Dodd was the older man by 39 years, at 37 years old.
Gibbs had a height advantage of 1 inch over Dodd.
Both Sean Dodd & 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, 169 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 beat Tom Farrell on 23rd November 2019 by technical decision in their 4 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Joe Cordina on 4th August 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 21st April 2018 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.
Before that, he had beat Thomas Stalker on 30th September 2017 by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.
He had won against Antonio Horvatic on 19th August 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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.
