Fowler vs Harper

Who won Fowler vs Harper?

Anthony Fowler beat Adam Harper by technical knockout in the 7th round on Friday 7th August 2020 at Matchroom Fight Camp in Essex.

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 Terri Harper beating Natasha Jonas. Also, on the undercard Chris Billam-Smith beat Nathan Thorley for the CBC Commonwealth Cruiserweight belt.

Fowler vs Harper stats

Anthony Fowler stepped into the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Adam Harper made his way to the ring with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

The stats suggested Fowler had a massive power advantage over Harper, boosting at 75% knock out percentage over Harper's 0%.

Anthony Fowler was the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Fowler had a height advantage of 2 inches over Harper.

Both Anthony Fowler & Adam Harper fought out of an orthodox stance.

Fowler was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 year and 7 months later than Harper, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 101 to Harper's 83.

Anthony Fowler went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBA and 14 by the WBO at super welterweight.

Fowler vs Harper 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 Jack Flatley on 7th March 2020 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Manchester Arena, Lancashire, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Harry Scarff on 23rd November 2019 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Going into that contest, he had beat Brian Rose on 2nd August 2019 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Exhibition Centre, Merseyside.

Before that, he had been beaten by Scott Fitzgerald on 30th March 2019 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

He had defeated Craig O’Brien on 28th July 2018 by technical knockout in the 6th round at The O2 Arena, London.

Activity check

Fowler's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Fowler vs Harper start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Fowler vs Harper?

Fowler vs Harper 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 Fowler vs Harper?

Anthony Fowler was a 1/25 (-2500) favourite going into the contest, while Adam Harper made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.