Who won Jacobs vs Sulecki?

Daniel Jacobs beat Maciej Sulecki by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 28th April 2018 at Barclays Center in New York.

The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 117-110, 115-112 in favor of winner Daniel Jacobs.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 KG).

The undercard featured the clash of Miller vs Duhaupas.

Jacobs vs Sulecki stats

Daniel Jacobs stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 29 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Maciej Sulecki made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 26 wins and 0 draws, with 10 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Jacobs had a massive power advantage over Sulecki, boosting at 88% knock out percentage over Sulecki's 38%.

Daniel Jacobs was the older man by 3 years, at 36 years old.

Sulecki had a height advantage of 1 inch over Jacobs. Despite this, he had 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Daniel Jacobs & Maciej Sulecki fought out of an orthodox stance.

Jacobs was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 2 years and 6 months earlier than Sulecki, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 11 less professional rounds, 198 to Sulecki's 209.

Daniel Jacobs went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO and 3 by the IBF at middleweight.

Maciej Sulecki was ranked number 5 by the WBA and 4 by the WBO in the 160lb division.

Jacobs vs Sulecki form

Jacobs had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Luis Arias on 11th November 2017 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Nassau Coliseum, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Gennady Golovkin on 18th March 2017 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight, WBC World Middleweight and WBA Super World Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had won against Sergio Mora on 9th September 2016 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Santander Arena, Reading.

Before that, he had beat Peter Quillin on 5th December 2015 by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

He had defeated Sergio Mora on 1st August 2015 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Activity check

Jacobs' last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Sulecki's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.5 rounds on average.

What time did Jacobs vs Sulecki start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Jacobs vs Sulecki?

Jacobs vs Sulecki was broadcast on HBO in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Jacobs vs Sulecki?

Daniel Jacobs was a 7/100 (-1400) favourite going into the contest, while Maciej Sulecki made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.