Espinoza vs Farooq

Who won Espinoza vs Farooq?

Ukashir Farooq beat Alexander Espinoza by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, April 10th, 2021, at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 97-95, 97-93, 97-94 in favor of winner Ukashir Farooq.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Conor Benn beating Samuel Vargas. Also on the undercard Savannah Marshall beat Maria Lindberg, and Shannon Courtenay defeated Ebanie Bridges.

Espinoza vs Farooq stats

Back in April 2021, Alexander Espinoza stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ukashir Farooq made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Farooq had a slight advantage in power over Espinoza, with a 43% knockout percentage compared to Espinoza's 40%.

Alexander Espinoza was the older man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Both Alexander Espinoza and Ukashir Farooq fought out of an orthodox stance.

Espinoza was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 7 months earlier than Farooq, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 59 more professional rounds, totaling 167 compared to Farooq's 108.

Espinoza vs Farooq form

Farooq had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Angel Aviles on November 14, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Lee McGregor on November 16, 2019, by split decision in their CBC Commonwealth Bantamweight and BBBOC British Bantamweight championship fight at Emirates Arena, Scotland.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Duane Winters on August 17, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Bantamweight championship fight at Radisson Blu Hotel, Scotland.

Before that, he had won against Kyle Williams on April 25, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their BBBOC British Bantamweight championship fight at Radisson Blu Hotel, Scotland.

He had beaten Iain Butcher on November 30, 2018, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Bantamweight championship fight at Emirates Arena, Scotland.

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Farooq's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Espinoza vs Farooq start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:30 PM BST at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 2:30 PM EST or 11:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Espinoza vs Farooq?

Espinoza vs Farooq was broadcast on Sky Sports Arena in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Espinoza vs Farooq?

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