Herring vs Frampton

Who won Herring vs Frampton?

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

Back in April 2021, Jamel Herring stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

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

The stats suggested Frampton had an advantage in power over Herring, with a 57% knockout percentage compared to Herring's 45%.

Jamel Herring was the older man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

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

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

Herring was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 5 months later than Frampton, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 35 fewer professional rounds, totaling 183 compared 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 September 5, 2020, by in the 8th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Masayuki Ito on May 25, 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 December 14, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at American Bank Center, Texas.

He had won against John Vincent Moralde on September 14, 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 August 15, 2020, by technical knockout in the 7th round at BT Sport Studio, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Tyler McCreary on November 30, 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 December 22, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Luke Jackson on August 18, 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 April 21, 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 into this contest, Jamel Herring had last fought 6 months and 29 days ago, while Carl Frampton's last outing had been 7 months and 19 days ago.

Herring's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 5 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 2 years, 11 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 3 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 began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The Channel 5 broadcast of the card started at 10:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Herring vs Frampton?

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