Who won Dogboe vs Diaz?
Isaac Dogboe beat Christopher Diaz by majority decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, November 20th, 2021, at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada.
The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 95-95, 97-93 in favor of winner Isaac Dogboe.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).
This fight appeared on the undercard of Terence Crawford beating Shawn Porter for the WBO World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Janibek Alimkhanuly beat Hassan N’Dam, and Esquiva Falcao defeated Patrice Volny.
Dogboe vs Diaz stats
Back in November 2021, Isaac Dogboe stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Christopher Diaz made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Dogboe had a slight advantage in power over Diaz, with a 68% knockout percentage compared to Diaz's 62%.
Isaac Dogboe was the same age as Christopher Diaz, at 27 years old.
Diaz had a height advantage of 4 inches over Dogboe. Despite this, he had a 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Isaac Dogboe and Christopher Diaz fought out of an orthodox stance.
Dogboe's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Diaz's, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 27 days earlier than Diaz, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, totaling 196 compared to Diaz's 186.
Isaac Dogboe went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, and 10 by the IBF at featherweight.
Christopher Diaz was ranked number 12 by the WBO in the 126lb division.
Dogboe vs Diaz form
Dogboe had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Adam Lopez on June 19, 2021, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
Prior to that, he had beaten Chris Avalos on July 21, 2020, by technical knockout in the 8th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Emanuel Navarrete on May 11, 2019, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Convention Center, Tucson.
Before that, he had lost to Emanuel Navarrete on December 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.
He had won against Hidenori Otake on August 25, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Arizona.
Diaz 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 lost to Emanuel Navarrete on April 24, 2021, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBO World Featherweight championship fight at Silver Spurs Arena, Kissimmee, United States.
Prior to that, he had beaten Jason Sanchez on June 23, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Shakur Stevenson on April 20, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Before that, he had defeated David Berna on November 24, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
He had lost to Masayuki Ito on July 28, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Kissimmee, Florida, United States.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Isaac Dogboe had been fighting more than Christopher Diaz.
Going into this contest, Isaac Dogboe had last fought 5 months and 1 day ago, while Christopher Diaz's last outing had been 6 months and 27 days ago.
Dogboe's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.
Diaz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.
What time did Dogboe vs Diaz start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada, United States, which was around 12:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Dogboe vs Diaz?
Dogboe vs Diaz was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US.
What were the odds on Dogboe vs Diaz?
Isaac Dogboe was a 57/100 (-180) favorite going into the contest, while Christopher Diaz made his way into the ring at 69/50 (+140) with oddsmakers.