Who won Huni vs Tabiti?
Justis Huni beat Andrew Tabiti by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, October 28th, 2023, at Poliforum Benito Juarez, Cancun.
The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 98-92, 98-92 in favor of winner Justis Huni.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.
This fight appeared on the undercard of O’Shaquie Foster beating Eduardo Hernandez for the WBC World Super Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Eduardo Nunez beat Oscar Escandon.
Huni vs Tabiti stats
Back in October 2023, Justis Huni stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.
Andrew Tabiti made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.
Justis Huni was the younger man by 10 years, at 25 years old.
Huni had a height advantage of 3 inches over Tabiti. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.
Both Justis Huni and Andrew Tabiti fought out of an orthodox stance.
Huni was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 7 years and 3 months later than Tabiti, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 34 fewer professional rounds, totaling 74 compared to Tabiti's 108.
Huni vs Tabiti form
Huni remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Kiki Toa Leutele on November 4, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Nissan Arena, Nathan, Australia.
Prior to that, he had beaten Kiki Toa Leutele on November 4, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Nissan Arena, Nathan.
Going into that contest, he had won against Joseph Goodall on June 15, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Nissan Arena, Queensland.
Before that, he had beaten Paul Gallen on June 16, 2021, by technical knockout in the 10th round at ICC Exhibition Centre, Sydney.
He had defeated Paul Gallen on June 16, 2021, by technical knockout in the 10th round at ICC Exhibition Centre, Sydney.
Tabiti had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against James Wilson on August 20, 2022, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Yuniel Dorticos on June 15, 2019, by knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight championship fight at Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia.
Going into that contest, he had won against Ruslan Fayfer on October 13, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Ekaterinburg Expo, Ekaterinburg, Russia.
Before that, he had defeated Lateef Kayode on May 11, 2018, by knockout in the 6th round at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Nevada, United States.
He had beaten Steve Cunningham on August 26, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Justis Huni had been fighting more than Andrew Tabiti.
Going into this contest, Justis Huni had last fought 11 months and 24 days ago, while Andrew Tabiti's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 8 days ago.
Huni's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.
Tabiti's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.
What time did Huni vs Tabiti start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Poliforum Benito Juarez, Cancun, Mexico, which was 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Huni vs Tabiti?
Huni vs Tabiti was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.
What were the odds on Huni vs Tabiti?
Justis Huni was a 1/14 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while Andrew Tabiti made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.
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