Joyce vs Haskins

Who won Joyce vs Haskins?

David Oliver Joyce beat Lee Haskins by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday 1st February 2020 at Ulster Hall in Northern Ireland.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 KG).

Also, on the undercard Sean McComb was victorious over Mauro Maximiliano Godoy and Lewis Crocker beat John Thain.

Joyce vs Haskins stats

Back in February 2020, David Oliver Joyce stepped into the ring with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Lee Haskins made his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Joyce had a massive power advantage over Haskins, boosting at 73% knock out percentage over Haskins' 39%.

David Oliver Joyce was the younger man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Joyce had a height advantage of 2 inches over Haskins.

David Oliver Joyce fought out of the orthodox stance, while Lee Haskins was a southpaw.

Joyce was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 28 less fights, and made his debut in 2017, 14 year and 3 months later than Haskins, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 191 less professional rounds, 69 to Haskins' 260.

Joyce vs Haskins form

Haskins had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Ryan Burnett on 10th June 2017 by split decision in their IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at Odyssey Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beat Stuart Hall on 10th September 2016 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ivan Morales on 14th May 2016 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at Ice Arena, Cardiff.

Before that, he had beat Ryosuke Iwasa on 13th June 2015 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at Whitchurch Sports Centre, Bristol.

He had defeated Omar Lamiri on 21st February 2015 by technical decision in their 8 round contest at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Activity check

Joyce's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.5 rounds on average.

Haskins' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Joyce vs Haskins start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Ulster Hall, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Joyce vs Haskins?

The ESPN+ show is expected to begin at 3:00 PM EST / 12:00 PM PST. The YouTube UK broadcast of the card is expected to start at 8:00 PM (BTS).

What were the odds on Joyce vs Haskins?

David Oliver Joyce was a 11/50 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while Lee Haskins made his way into the ring at 333/100 (+330) with oddsmakers.