Galahad vs Marrero

Who won Galahad vs Marrero?

Kid Galahad beat Claudio Marrero by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, February 8th, 2020, at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Kid Galahad.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Kell Brook beating Mark DeLuca. Also on the undercard Terri Harper beat Eva Wahlstrom, and Dave Allen defeated Dorian Darch.

Galahad vs Marrero stats

Back in February 2020, Kid Galahad stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Claudio Marrero made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Marrero had an advantage in power over Galahad, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Galahad's 58%.

Kid Galahad was the younger man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Marrero had a height advantage of 1 inch over Galahad.

Kid Galahad fought out of the orthodox stance, while Claudio Marrero was a southpaw.

Galahad was the more experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year earlier than Marrero, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 51 more professional rounds, totaling 200 compared to Marrero's 149.

Kid Galahad went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBC, and 4 by the IBF at featherweight.

Claudio Marrero was ranked number 4 by the WBC, and 5 by the IBF in the 126lb division.

Galahad vs Marrero form

Galahad had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Josh Warrington on June 15, 2019, by majority decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Brayan Mairena on December 8, 2018, by points in the 8th round at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

Going into that contest, he had won against Toka Kahn Clary on October 20, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at TD Garden, Massachusetts, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Irving Berry on March 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Jose Cayetano on July 15, 2017, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

Activity check

Galahad's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

Marrero's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.3 rounds on average.

What time did Galahad vs Marrero start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Galahad vs Marrero?

Galahad vs Marrero 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 Galahad vs Marrero?

Kid Galahad was a 1/4 (-400) favorite going into the contest, while Claudio Marrero made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.