Fury vs Peter

Who won Fury vs Peter?

Hughie Fury beat Samuel Peter by technical knockout in the 7th round on Friday, July 12th, 2019, at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Amir Khan beating Billy Dib. Also on the undercard Prince Patel was overcome by Michell Banquez.

Fury vs Peter stats

Back in July 2019, Hughie Fury stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Samuel Peter made his way to the ring with a record of 38 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, with 31 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Peter had a large advantage in power over Fury, boasting a 82% knockout percentage compared to Fury's 55%.

Hughie Fury was the younger man by 15 years, at 24 years old.

Fury had a height advantage of 4 inches over Peter. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Hughie Fury and Samuel Peter fought out of an orthodox stance.

Fury was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 12 years and 1 month later than Peter, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 43 fewer professional rounds, totaling 168 compared to Peter's 211.

Hughie Fury went into the fight ranked number 15 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Fury vs Peter form

Fury had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Chris Norrad on May 25, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round at Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Kubrat Pulev on October 27, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Heavyweight eliminator fight at Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Sam Sexton on May 12, 2018, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at Bolton Whites Hotel, Lancashire, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had lost to Joseph Parker on September 23, 2017, by majority decision in their WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had beaten Fred Kassi on April 30, 2016, by technical decision in their 7 round contest at Copper Box Arena, London.

Activity check

Fury's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did Fury vs Peter start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Fury vs Peter?

Fury vs Peter was broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK.

What were the odds on Fury vs Peter?

Hughie Fury was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Samuel Peter made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.