Horn vs Funeka

Who won Horn vs Funeka?

Jeff Horn beat Ali Funeka by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, December 10th, 2016, at Vector Arena, Auckland.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Horn vs Funeka stats

Back in December 2016, Jeff Horn stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 1  draw, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ali Funeka made his way to the ring with a record of 39 wins, 5 losses and 3 draws, with 31 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Funeka had an advantage in power over Horn, with a 79% knockout percentage compared to Horn's 67%.

Jeff Horn was the younger man by 10 years, at 28 years old.

Funeka had a height advantage of 4 inches over Horn. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Jeff Horn and Ali Funeka fought out of an orthodox stance.

Horn was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 31 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 17 years and 5 months later than Funeka, whose first professional fight was in 1995. He had fought 107 fewer professional rounds, totaling 154 compared to Funeka's 261.

Horn vs Funeka form

Horn had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Rico Mueller on October 21, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Sleeman Sports Complex, Brisbane, Australia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Randall Bailey on April 27, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ahmed El Mousaoui on December 5, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Claudelands Arena, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Before that, he had won against Alfredo Rodolfo Blanco on October 15, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Trusts Arena, Auckland.

He had beaten Viktor Plotnykov on August 1, 2015, by technical decision in their 7 round contest at Stadium Southland, Invercargill.

Activity check

Horn's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Horn vs Funeka start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Horn vs Funeka?

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