Who won Harrison vs Perrella?
Tony Harrison drew with Bryant Perrella by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 17th, 2021, at Shrine Exposition Center, California.
The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 117-111, 114-114, meaning it was a split decision.
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).
The undercard featured the clash of Juarez vs Araujo.
Harrison vs Perrella stats
Back in April 2021, Tony Harrison stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Bryant Perrella made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Perrella had a slight advantage in power over Harrison, with a 82% knockout percentage compared to Harrison's 75%.
Tony Harrison was the younger man by 1 year, at 31 years old.
Harrison had a 4-inch reach advantage.
Both Tony Harrison and Bryant Perrella fought out of an orthodox stance.
Harrison was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 7 months earlier than Perrella, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 70 more professional rounds, totaling 170 compared to Perrella's 100.
Tony Harrison went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBC at super welterweight.
Harrison vs Perrella form
Harrison had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jermell Charlo on December 21, 2019, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at Toyota Arena, California, United States.
Prior to that, he had won against Jermell Charlo on December 22, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Ishe Smith on May 11, 2018, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Nevada.
Before that, he had defeated George Sosa on February 17, 2018, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Don Haskins Center, Texas.
He had won against Paul Valenzuela Jr on October 14, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.
Activity check
Harrison's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.
Perrella's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.
What time did Harrison vs Perrella start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Shrine Exposition Center, California, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Harrison vs Perrella?
Harrison vs Perrella was broadcast on FOX in the US.
What were the odds on Harrison vs Perrella?
Tony Harrison was a 7/50 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Bryant Perrella made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.