Noakes vs Walsh

Who won Noakes vs Walsh?

Sam Noakes beat Ryan Walsh by on Saturday, December 7th, 2024, at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 120-108, 120-108 in favor of winner Sam Noakes.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Brad Pauls losing to Denzel Bentley for the BBBOC British Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Lawrence Okolie beat Hussein Muhamed, and Solomon Dacres was overcome by David Adeleye.

Noakes vs Walsh stats

Sam Noakes stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Ryan Walsh made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws.

Sam Noakes was the younger man by 11 years, at 27 years old.

Noakes had a height advantage of 1 inch over Walsh.

Both Sam Noakes and Ryan Walsh fought out of an orthodox stance.

Noakes was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 11 years and 7 months later than Walsh, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 172 fewer professional rounds, totaling 77 compared to Walsh's 249.

Sam Noakes went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, and 13 by the IBF at lightweight.

Noakes vs Walsh form

Noakes remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Gianluca Ceglia on September 6, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Yvan Mendy on April 20, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Going into that contest, he had won against Lewis Sylvester on February 10, 2024, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their CBC Commonwealth Lightweight and BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick.

Before that, he had beaten Carlos Perez on December 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

He had defeated Karthik Sathish Kumar on April 15, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick.

Walsh had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Reece Mould on September 27, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Park Community Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Maxi Hughes on March 26, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at First Direct Arena, Yorkshire.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jazza Dickens on December 2, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Production Park Studios, Yorkshire.

Before that, he had won against Tyrone McCullagh on February 21, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London.

He had defeated Hairon Socarras on October 4, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round at York Hall, London.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sam Noakes had been fighting more than Ryan Walsh.

Going into this contest, Sam Noakes had last fought 3 months and 1 day ago, while Ryan Walsh's last outing had been 2 months and 10 days ago.

Noakes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

Walsh's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Noakes vs Walsh start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM GMT at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Noakes vs Walsh?

Noakes vs Walsh was broadcast on TNT Sports 2 in the UK.

What were the odds on Noakes vs Walsh?

Sam Noakes was a 1/16 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Ryan Walsh made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+780) with oddsmakers.