Who won Fowler vs Fortea?
Anthony Fowler beat Jorge Fortea by knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, March 20th, 2021, at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).
This fight appeared on the undercard of Lawrence Okolie beating Krzysztof Glowacki for the WBO World Cruiserweight championship. Also on the undercard Chris Billam-Smith beat Vasil Ducar, and Joe Cordina defeated Faroukh Kourbanov.
Fowler vs Fortea stats
Back in March 2021, Anthony Fowler stepped into the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Jorge Fortea made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 7 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Fowler had a massive power advantage over Fortea, boasting a 77% knockout percentage compared to Fortea's 33%.
Anthony Fowler was the same age as Jorge Fortea, at 30 years old.
Fowler had a height advantage of 1 inch over Fortea.
Both Anthony Fowler and Jorge Fortea fought out of an orthodox stance.
Fowler was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 7 years and 5 months later than Fortea, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 66 fewer professional rounds, totaling 101 compared to Fortea's 167.
Anthony Fowler went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBA, and 10 by the WBO at super welterweight.
Jorge Fortea was ranked number 15 by the IBF in the 154lb division.
Fowler vs Fortea form
Fowler 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 won against Adam Harper on August 7, 2020, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had won against Jack Flatley on March 7, 2020, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Harry Scarff on November 23, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool.
Before that, he had defeated Brian Rose on August 2, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Exhibition Centre, Merseyside.
He had been beaten by Scott Fitzgerald on March 30, 2019, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool.
Activity check
Fowler's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.
What time did Fowler vs Fortea start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Fowler vs Fortea?
Fowler vs Fortea 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 Fowler vs Fortea?
Anthony Fowler was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Jorge Fortea made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.
