Mati vs Linger

Who won Mati vs Linger?

Reshat Mati beat Dakota Linger by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, June 24th, 2023, at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Edgar Berlanga beating Jason Quigley. Also on the undercard Khalil Coe beat Buneet Bisla, and Adam Kownacki was overcome by Joe Cusumano.

Mati vs Linger stats

Back in June 2023, Reshat Mati stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Dakota Linger made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 3 draws.

Reshat Mati was the younger man by 4 years, at 25 years old.

Mati had a height advantage of 3 inches over Linger.

Both Reshat Mati and Dakota Linger fought out of an orthodox stance.

Mati was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 years and 6 months later than Linger, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 31 fewer professional rounds, totaling 75 compared to Linger's 106.

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Mati's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Mati vs Linger start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Mati vs Linger?

Mati vs Linger was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Mati vs Linger?

Reshat Mati was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Dakota Linger made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.