Who won Fielding vs Brophy?
Rocky Fielding beat David Brophy by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday 30th September 2017 at Echo Arena in Liverpool.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 KG).
Fielding vs Brophy stats
Back in September 2017, Rocky Fielding stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
David Brophy made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 3 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Fielding had a massive power advantage over Brophy, boosting at 54% knock out percentage over Brophy's 16%.
Rocky Fielding was the older man by 3 years, at 30 years old.
Fielding had a height advantage of 2 inches over Brophy. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.
Both Rocky Fielding & David Brophy fought out of an orthodox stance.
Fielding was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 5 months earlier than Brophy, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 25 more professional rounds, 147 to Brophy's 122.
Rocky Fielding went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBA, 9 by the WBC, 12 by the WBO and 8 by the IBF at super middleweight.
David Brophy was ranked number 6 by the WBA, 2 by the WBO and 9 by the IBF in the 168lb division.
Fielding vs Brophy form
Fielding had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against John Ryder on 22nd April 2017 by split decision in their BBBOC British Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had won against Christopher Rebrasse on 2nd April 2016 by split decision in their 12 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Callum Smith on 7th November 2015 by technical knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.
Before that, he had beat Brian Vera on 26th June 2015 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.
He had defeated Olegs Fedotovs on 7th March 2015 by points in the 8th round at Ice Arena, Hull.
Brophy had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Zac Dunn on 17th March 2017 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their CBC Commonwealth Super Middleweight championship fight at The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Australia.
Previous to that, he had won against Kiril Psonko on 20th January 2017 by points in the 6th round at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Kelvin Young on 1st October 2016 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Bellahouston Leisure Centre, Glasgow.
Before that, he had lost to George Groves on 9th April 2016 by knockout in the 4th round at The O2 Arena, London.
He had beat Vaidas Balciauskas on 27th February 2016 by points in the 6th round at Bellahouston Leisure Centre, Glasgow.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, David Brophy had been fighting more than Rocky Fielding.
Going to this contest, Rocky Fielding had last fought 5 months and 8 days ago, while David Brophy's last outing had been 6 months and 13 days ago.
Fielding's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.
Brophy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.
What time did Fielding vs Brophy start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM BST at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Fielding vs Brophy?
Fielding vs Brophy was broadcast on Sky Sports Arena in the UK.
What were the odds on Fielding vs Brophy?
Rocky Fielding was a 9/25 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while David Brophy made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.
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