Goodman vs Doheny

Who won Goodman vs Doheny?

Sam Goodman beat TJ Doheny by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Sunday, March 12th, 2023, at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney.

The scorecards were announced as 97-92, 98-92, 100-89 in favor of winner Sam Goodman.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Tim Tszyu beating Tony Harrison for the WBO Interim World Junior Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Nikita Tszyu beat Bo Belbin.

Goodman vs Doheny stats

Back in March 2023, Sam Goodman stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

TJ Doheny made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Sam Goodman was the younger man by 12 years, at 25 years old.

Goodman had a height advantage of 2 inches over Doheny. Despite this, Doheny had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Sam Goodman and TJ Doheny fought out of an orthodox stance.

Goodman was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 5 years and 11 months later than Doheny, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 48 fewer professional rounds, totaling 137 compared to Doheny's 185.

Sam Goodman went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF at super bantamweight.

TJ Doheny was ranked number 11 by the WBC, and 11 by the WBO in the 122lb division.

Goodman vs Doheny form

TJ Doheny had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Michael Conlan on August 6, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Falls Park, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Ionut Baluta on March 6, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Caesars Palace Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jesus Martinez on October 12, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Wintrust Arena, Illinois, United States.

Before that, he had lost to Daniel Roman on April 26, 2019, by majority decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBA Super World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Forum, Inglewood.

He had beaten Ryohei Takahashi on January 18, 2019, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their IBF World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

Goodman's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.5 rounds on average.

Doheny's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Goodman vs Doheny start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Goodman vs Doheny?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by ShowTime.

What were the odds on Goodman vs Doheny?

Sam Goodman was a 1/4 (-400) favorite going into the contest, while TJ Doheny made his way into the ring at 57/20 (+290) with oddsmakers.