Who won Miller vs Washington?
Jarrell Miller beat Gerald Washington by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday 29th July 2017 at Barclays Center in New York.
The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Jarrell Miller.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.
Miller vs Washington stats
Back in July 2017, Jarrell Miller stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero loses and 1 draw, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Gerald Washington made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 12 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Miller had a large advantage in power over Washington, boosting at 89% knock out percentage over Washington's 67%.
Jarrell Miller was the younger man by 6 years, at 29 years old.
Washington had a height advantage of 2 inches over Miller. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.
Both Jarrell Miller & Gerald Washington fought out of an orthodox stance.
Miller was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 less fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years earlier than Washington, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 119 to Washington's 135.
Jarrell Miller went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA, 7 by the WBO and 7 by the IBF at heavyweight.
Gerald Washington was ranked number 15 by the WBC in the 201lb division.
Miller vs Washington form
Jarrell Miller had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Fred Kassi on 19th August 2016 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Rhinos Stadium, Rochester, United States.
Previous to that, he had beat Nick Guivas on 27th May 2016 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Seneca Niagara Resort and Casino, Niagara Falls.
Going into that contest, he had won against Donovan Dennis on 22nd January 2016 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Casino Del Sol, Tucson.
Before that, he had beat Akhror Muralimov on 23rd October 2015 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Celebrity Theater, Phoenix.
He had defeated Excell Holmes on 26th June 2015 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel, Niagara Falls.
Washington 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 Deontay Wilder on 25th February 2017 by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Legacy Arena, Birmingham, United States.
Previous to that, he had won against Ray Austin on 16th July 2016 by knockout in the 4th round at Legacy Arena, Birmingham.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Eddie Chambers on 30th April 2016 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at StubHub Center, Carson.
Before that, he had drawn with Amir Mansour on 13th October 2015 by split draw in their 10 round contest at Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton.
He had beat Jason Gavern on 13th March 2015 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jarrell Miller had been fighting more than Gerald Washington.
Going to this contest, Jarrell Miller had last fought 11 months and 10 days ago, while Gerald Washington's last outing had been 5 months and 4 days ago.
Miller's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.
Washington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.
What time did Miller vs Washington start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 1:00 AM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Miller vs Washington?
Miller vs Washington was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports 1.
What were the odds on Miller vs Washington?
Jarrell Miller was a 47/100 (-210) favourite going into the contest, while Gerald Washington made his way into the ring at 81/50 (+160) with oddsmakers.
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