Morrell vs Agbeko

Who won Morrell vs Agbeko?

David Morrell beat Sena Agbeko by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday 16th December 2023 at Armory in Minneapolis.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 KG).

This contest was for the WBA super middleweight championship of the world.

Also, on the undercard Chris Colbert lost to Jose Valenzuela, Robert Guerrero defeated Andre Berto and Alberto Puello was victorious over Ector Madera.

Morrell vs Agbeko stats

Back in December 2023, David Morrell stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Sena Agbeko made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws.

David Morrell was the younger man by 6 years, at 26 years old.

Morrell had 4-inch reach advantage.

David Morrell fought out of the southpaw stance, while Sena Agbeko was an orthodox fighter.

Morrell was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 less fights, and made his debut in 2019, 8 year and 2 months later than Agbeko, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 93 less professional rounds, 42 to Agbeko's 135.

Sena Agbeko was ranked number 10 by the WBA in the 168lb division.

Morrell vs Agbeko form

Morrell remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Yamaguchi Falcao on 22nd April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Aidos Yerbossynuly on 5th November 2022 by knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Minneapolis.

Going into that contest, he had beat Kalvin Henderson on 4th June 2022 by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Minnesota.

Before that, he had won against Alantez Fox on 18th December 2021 by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Minnesota.

He had beat Mario Abel Cazares on 27th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota.

Activity check

Morrell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Agbeko's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Morrell vs Agbeko start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Armory, Minneapolis, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Morrell vs Agbeko?

Morrell vs Agbeko was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Morrell vs Agbeko?

David Morrell was a 1/20 (-2000) favourite going into the contest, while Sena Agbeko made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.