Fiordigiglio vs Eggington

Who won Fiordigiglio vs Eggington?

Sam Eggington beat Orlando Fiordigiglio by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Thursday 19th September 2019 at Tuscany Hall in Toscana.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Fiordigiglio vs Eggington division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

Fiordigiglio vs Eggington stats

Back in September 2019, Orlando Fiordigiglio stepped into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Sam Eggington made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 6 loses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Eggington had advantage in power over Fiordigiglio, with a 58% knock out percentage over Fiordigiglio's 42%.

Orlando Fiordigiglio was the older man by 9 years, at 35 years old.

Eggington had a height advantage of 1 inch over Fiordigiglio.

Both Orlando Fiordigiglio & Sam Eggington fought out of an orthodox stance.

Fiordigiglio was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 3 months earlier than Eggington, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 66 less professional rounds, 202 to Eggington's 268.

Orlando Fiordigiglio went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBC, 14 by the WBO and 5 by the IBF at fiordigiglio vs eggington.

Fiordigiglio vs Eggington form

Sam Eggington had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Liam Smith on 30th March 2019 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Mohamed Mimoune on 7th October 2017 by split decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ceferino Rodriguez on 13th May 2017 by knockout in the 10th round at Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, Afghanistan.

Before that, he had beat Paulie Malignaggi on 4th March 2017 by knockout in the 9th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had won against Frankie Gavin on 22nd October 2016 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, UK.

Activity check

Eggington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Fiordigiglio vs Eggington start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Tuscany Hall, Toscana, Italy, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Fiordigiglio vs Eggington?

Fiordigiglio vs Eggington was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Fiordigiglio vs Eggington?

Orlando Fiordigiglio was a 57/100 (-180) favourite going into the contest, while Sam Eggington made his way into the ring at 69/50 (+140) with oddsmakers.