Who won Nelson vs Conlan?

Jamie Conlan beat Anthony Nelson by knockout in the 8th round on Saturday 30th April 2016 at Copper Box Arena in London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 115 pounds (8.2 stone or 52.2 KG).

Nelson vs Conlan stats

Anthony Nelson stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jamie Conlan made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 15 wins and 0 draws, with 9 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Conlan had a massive power advantage over Nelson, boosting at 60% knock out percentage over Nelson's 18%.

Anthony Nelson was the older man by 1 year, at 36 years old.

Both Anthony Nelson & Jamie Conlan fought out of an orthodox stance.

Nelson was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 year and 6 months later than Conlan, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 77 more professional rounds, 77 to Conlan's 0.

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What were the odds on Nelson vs Conlan?

Anthony Nelson was a (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Jamie Conlan made his way into the ring at (+100) with oddsmakers.