Khan vs Dib

Who won Khan vs Dib?

Amir Khan beat Billy Dib by technical knockout in the 4th round on Friday, July 12th, 2019, at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah.

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).

Also on the undercard Prince Patel was defeated by Michell Banquez, and Hughie Fury beat Samuel Peter.

Khan vs Dib stats

Back in July 2019, Amir Khan stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 5 losses, and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Billy Dib made his way to the ring with a record of 45 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 26 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Khan had a slight advantage in power over Dib, with a 61% knockout percentage compared to Dib's 58%.

Amir Khan was the younger man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Khan had a height advantage of 2 inches over Dib. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Amir Khan and Billy Dib fought out of an orthodox stance.

Khan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2005, 11 months later than Dib, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 107 fewer professional rounds, totaling 238 compared to Dib's 345.

Amir Khan went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBC at welterweight.

Khan vs Dib form

Khan had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Terence Crawford on April 20, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Samuel Vargas on September 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Phil Lo Greco on April 21, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Before that, he had been beaten by Canelo Alvarez on May 7, 2016, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Middleweight and The Ring Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Chris Algieri on May 29, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Dib had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Tevin Farmer on August 3, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Technology Park, New South Wales, Australia.

Prior to that, he had won against Amphon Suriyo on June 3, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Emporium Function Centre, Bankstown.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Sukpraserd Ponpitak on February 26, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Emporium Function Centre, Bankstown.

Before that, he had lost to Takashi Miura on May 1, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan.

He had beaten Isaias Santos Sampaio on December 6, 2014, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Entertainment Centre, Hurstville, Australia.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Amir Khan had been fighting more than Billy Dib.

Going into this contest, Amir Khan had last fought 2 months and 22 days ago, while Billy Dib's last outing had been 11 months and 9 days ago.

Khan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Dib's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Khan vs Dib start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Khan vs Dib?

Khan vs Dib was broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK.

What were the odds on Khan vs Dib?

Amir Khan was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Billy Dib made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.