Hogan vs Metcalf

Who won Hogan vs Metcalf?

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

The scorecards were announced as 110-117, 112-115, - 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 loses and 1 draw.

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

Dennis Hogan was the older man by 4 years, at 39 years old.

Metcalf had a height advantage of 1 inch over Hogan.

Both Dennis Hogan & 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, 280 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 8th October 2022 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Broadmeadow, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Tim Tszyu on 31st March 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 7th December 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 13th April 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 15th December 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 beat Courtney Pennington on 10th December 2022 by technical knockout in the 6th round at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beat Kerman Lejarraga on 20th May 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 9th October 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 27th March 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 15th June 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 Global in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

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.