Who won Herring vs Frampton?

Jamel Herring beat Carl Frampton by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday 3rd April 2021 at Caesars Palace Dubai in Dubai.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 KG).

This contest was for the WBO super featherweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Nietes vs Carrillo.

Herring vs Frampton stats

Jamel Herring stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Carl Frampton made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Frampton had advantage in power over Herring, with a 57% knock out percentage over Herring's 45%.

Jamel Herring was the older man by 1 year, at 37 years old.

Herring had a height advantage of 5 inches over Frampton. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Both Jamel Herring & Carl Frampton fought out of an orthodox stance.

Herring was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 year and 5 months later than Frampton, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 46 less professional rounds, 172 to Frampton's 218.

Carl Frampton was ranked number 3 by the WBO in the 130lb division.

Herring vs Frampton form

Jamel Herring had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jonathan Oquendo on 5th September 2020 by in the 8th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Lamont Roach on 9th November 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Chukchansi Park, California.

Going into that contest, he had beat Masayuki Ito on 25th May 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Osceola Heritage Park, Florida.

Before that, he had defeated Adeilson Dos Santos on 14th December 2018 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at American Bank Center, Texas.

He had won against John Vincent Moralde on 14th September 2018 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Save Mart Arena, California.

Frampton 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 defeated Darren Traynor on 15th August 2020 by technical knockout in the 7th round at BT Sport Studio, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Tyler McCreary on 30th November 2019 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Josh Warrington on 22nd December 2018 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beat Luke Jackson on 18th August 2018 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO Interim World Featherweight championship fight at Windsor Park, Northern Ireland.

He had won against Nonito Donaire on 21st April 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBO Interim World Featherweight championship fight at The SSE Arena, Northern Ireland.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jamel Herring had been fighting more than Carl Frampton.

Going to this contest, Jamel Herring had last fought 2 years, 6 months and 23 days ago, while Carl Frampton's last outing had been 2 years, 7 months and 13 days ago.

Herring's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Frampton's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Herring vs Frampton start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Caesars Palace Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Herring vs Frampton?

The ESPN+ show is expected to begin at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The Channel 5 broadcast of the card is expected to start at 10:00 PM (BTS).

What were the odds on Herring vs Frampton?

Jamel Herring was a 3/4 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Carl Frampton made his way into the ring at 6/5 (+120) with oddsmakers.