Fonfara vs Dawson

Who won Fonfara vs Dawson?

Andrzej Fonfara beat Chad Dawson by technical knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, March 4th, 2017, at Barclays Center, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Fonfara vs Dawson stats

Back in March 2017, Andrzej Fonfara stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 4 losses, and 0  draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Chad Dawson made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Fonfara had a slight advantage in power over Dawson, with a 57% knockout percentage compared to Dawson's 56%.

Andrzej Fonfara was the younger man by 5 years, at 30 years old.

Fonfara had a height advantage of 1 inch over Dawson. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Andrzej Fonfara fought out of the orthodox stance, while Chad Dawson was a southpaw.

Fonfara was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2006, 4 years and 9 months later than Dawson, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 141 fewer professional rounds, totaling 140 compared to Dawson's 281.

Andrzej Fonfara went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBC at light heavyweight.

Fonfara vs Dawson form

Fonfara had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Joe Smith Jr on June 18, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round at UIC Pavilion, Chicago, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Nathan Cleverly on October 16, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at UIC Pavilion, Chicago.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Julio Cesar Chavez Jr on April 18, 2015, by technical knockout in the 9th round at StubHub Center, Carson.

Before that, he had won against Doudou Ngumbu on November 1, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at UIC Pavilion, Chicago.

He had been beaten by Adonis Stevenson on May 24, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Light heavyweight championship fight at Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada.

Activity check

Fonfara's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Dawson's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Fonfara vs Dawson start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Fonfara vs Dawson?

Andrzej Fonfara was a 1/5 (-500) favorite going into the contest, while Chad Dawson made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.