Garner vs Sharp

Who won Garner vs Sharp?

Ryan Garner beat Archie Sharp by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, July 27th, 2024, at The O2 Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 97-93, 98-92 in favor of winner Ryan Garner.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Joe Joyce losing to Derek Chisora. Also on the undercard Dennis McCann beat Ionut Baluta, and Moses Itauma defeated Mariusz Wach.

Garner vs Sharp stats

Back in July 2024, Ryan Garner stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Archie Sharp made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 25 wins and 0 draws.

Ryan Garner was the younger man by 3 years, at 26 years old.

Sharp had a height advantage of 3 inches over Garner.

Both Ryan Garner and Archie Sharp fought out of an orthodox stance.

Garner was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 10 months later than Sharp, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 88 fewer professional rounds, totaling 77 compared to Sharp's 165.

Archie Sharp was ranked number 3 by the WBO in the 130lb division.

Garner vs Sharp form

Archie Sharp had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Reuquen Cona Facundo Arce on May 11, 2024, by points in the 8th round at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Alexis Boureima Kabore on October 29, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against Diego Andrade Chavez on July 10, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Royal Albert Hall, London.

Before that, he had beaten Jeff Ofori on August 15, 2020, by points in the 10th round at BT Sport Studio, London.

He had defeated Artjoms Ramlavs on December 21, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Copper Box Arena, London.

Activity check

Garner's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

Sharp's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Garner vs Sharp start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM BST at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Garner vs Sharp?

Garner vs Sharp was broadcast on TNT Sports 1 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Garner vs Sharp?

Ryan Garner was a 3/10 (-320) favorite going into the contest, while Archie Sharp made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.