Hogan vs Metcalf

Who won Hogan vs Metcalf?

James Metcalf beat Dennis Hogan by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 20th, 2023, at 3Arena, Dublin.

The scorecards were announced as 117-110, 115-112 in favor of winner James Metcalf.

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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Chantelle Cameron beating Katie Taylor. Also on the undercard Gary Cully lost to Jose Felix Jr, and Paddy Donovan defeated Sam O’Maison.

Hogan vs Metcalf stats

Back in May 2023, Dennis Hogan stepped into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw.

James Metcalf made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Dennis Hogan was the older man by 3 years, at 38 years old.

Metcalf had a height advantage of 1 inch over Hogan.

Both Dennis Hogan and James Metcalf fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hogan was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 8 months earlier than Metcalf, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 125 more professional rounds, totaling 280 compared to Metcalf's 155.

Dennis Hogan went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBC at super welterweight.

James Metcalf was ranked number 3 by the WBA, and 12 by the WBC in the 154lb division.

Hogan vs Metcalf form

Dennis Hogan had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Sam Eggington on October 8, 2022, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Broadmeadow, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Tim Tszyu on March 31, 2021, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Newcastle, New South Wales.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jermall Charlo on December 7, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jaime Munguia on April 13, 2019, by majority decision in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Arena Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.

He had won against Jamie Weetch on December 15, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Convention & Exhibition Centre, Queensland, Australia.

Metcalf had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Courtney Pennington on December 10, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Kerman Lejarraga on May 20, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Bilbao Arena, País Vasco, Spain.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Kieron Conway on October 9, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Echo Arena, Merseyside, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been beaten by Ted Cheeseman on March 27, 2021, by knockout in the 11th round in their BBBOC British Super Welterweight championship fight at Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar, Gibraltar.

He had defeated Jason Welborn on June 15, 2019, by knockout in the 8th round in their CBC Commonwealth Super Welterweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, James Metcalf had been fighting more than Dennis Hogan.

Going into this contest, Dennis Hogan had last fought 7 months and 12 days ago, while James Metcalf's last outing had been 5 months and 10 days ago.

Hogan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Metcalf's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Hogan vs Metcalf start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM UTC at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Hogan vs Metcalf?

Hogan vs Metcalf was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Hogan vs Metcalf?

Dennis Hogan was a 13/10 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while James Metcalf made his way into the ring at 8/13 (-160) with oddsmakers.