Who won Joshua vs Whyte?

Anthony Joshua beat Dillian Whyte by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday 12th December 2015 at The O2 Arena in London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Joshua vs Whyte stats

Anthony Joshua stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Dillian Whyte made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 0 draws, with 13 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Joshua had advantage in power over Whyte, with a 100% knock out percentage over Whyte's 81%.

Anthony Joshua was the younger man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Joshua had a height advantage of 2 inches over Whyte. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Anthony Joshua & Dillian Whyte fought out of an orthodox stance.

Joshua was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 year and 4 months later than Whyte, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 46 less professional rounds, 124 to Whyte's 170.

Joshua vs Whyte form

Joshua 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 defeated Andy Ruiz Jr on 7th December 2019 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Andy Ruiz Jr on 1st June 2019 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Alexander Povetkin on 22nd September 2018 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beat Joseph Parker on 31st March 2018 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Principality Stadium, Cardiff.

He had won against Carlos Takam on 28th October 2017 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Heavyweight and WBA Super World Heavyweight championship fight at Principality Stadium, Wales.

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Dereck Chisora on 22nd December 2018 by knockout in the 11th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beat Joseph Parker on 28th July 2018 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Lucas Browne on 24th March 2018 by knockout in the 6th round at The O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had won against Robert Helenius on 28th October 2017 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Principality Stadium, Wales.

He had defeated Dereck Chisora on 10th December 2016 by split decision in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Anthony Joshua had been fighting more than Dillian Whyte.

Going to this contest, Anthony Joshua had last fought 2 years, 8 months and 3 days ago, while Dillian Whyte's last outing had been 3 years, 7 months and 19 days ago.

Joshua's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Whyte's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 8 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Joshua vs Whyte?

Anthony Joshua was a (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Dillian Whyte made his way into the ring at (+100) with oddsmakers.