Who won Fa vs Browne?
Lucas Browne beat Junior Fa by knockout in the 1st round on Sunday, June 5th, 2022, at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.
This fight appeared on the undercard of George Kambosos losing to Devin Haney for the The Ring Lightweight, WBA World Lightweight, IBF World Lightweight and WBO World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Jason Moloney beat Aston Palicte, and Andrew Moloney defeated Alexander Espinoza.
Fa vs Browne stats
Back in June 2022, Junior Fa stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Lucas Browne made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 26 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Browne had a massive power advantage over Fa, boasting a 87% knockout percentage compared to Fa's 53%.
Junior Fa was the younger man by 11 years, at 32 years old.
Fa had a 3-inch reach advantage.
Both Junior Fa and Lucas Browne fought out of an orthodox stance.
Fa was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 6 years and 10 months later than Browne, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 54 fewer professional rounds, totaling 103 compared to Browne's 157.
Lucas Browne was ranked number 15 by the WBA in the Heavyweight division.
Fa vs Browne form
Fa 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 lost to Joseph Parker on February 27, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand.
Prior to that, he had beaten Devin Vargas on November 15, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Salt Palace, Utah, United States.
Going into that contest, he had won against Dominick Guinn on June 28, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pechanga Resort & Casino, California.
Before that, he had beaten Newfel Ouatah on March 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Voinovich Center, Ohio.
He had defeated Rogelio Omar Rossi on December 15, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Horncastle Arena, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Browne had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Paul Gallen on April 21, 2021, by technical knockout in the 1st round at WIN Entertainment Centre, New South Wales, Australia.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Dave Allen on April 20, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Going into that contest, he had won against Kamil Sokolowski on March 2, 2019, by points in the 6th round at Trump Turnberry, Scotland.
Before that, he had lost to Dillian Whyte on March 24, 2018, by knockout in the 6th round at The O2 Arena, London.
He had defeated Ruslan Chagaev on March 5, 2016, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA World Heavyweight championship fight at Colosseum Sport Hall, Grozny, Russia.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Junior Fa had been fighting more than Lucas Browne.
Going into this contest, Junior Fa had last fought 1 year, 3 months and 9 days ago, while Lucas Browne's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 15 days ago.
Fa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.
Browne's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 3 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.
What time did Fa vs Browne start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 1:00 AM UTC at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia, which was 9:00 PM EST or 6:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Fa vs Browne?
Fa vs Browne was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN.
What were the odds on Fa vs Browne?
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