O'Leary vs Foley

Who won O’Leary vs Foley?

Pierce O’Leary beat Darragh Foley by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Friday, June 28th, 2024, at The SSE Arena, Belfast.

The scorecards were announced as 99-90, 98-91, 98-91 in favor of winner Pierce O’Leary.

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).

The undercard featured the clash of Quinn vs Kelsall for the CBC Commonwealth Flyweight championship.

O’Leary vs Foley stats

Back in June 2024, Pierce O’Leary stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Darragh Foley made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw.

Pierce O’Leary was the younger man by 12 years, at 24 years old.

Foley had a height advantage of 2 inches over Leary. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Pierce O’Leary fought out of the orthodox stance, while Darragh Foley was a southpaw.

Leary was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 6 years and 1 month later than Foley, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 114 fewer professional rounds, totaling 76 compared to Foley's 190.

Pierce O’Leary went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBC at super lightweight.

O’Leary vs Foley form

Darragh Foley had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jack Catterall on May 27, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Robbie Davies Jnr on March 11, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Tyrone McKenna on June 21, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Ulster Hall, Northern Ireland.

Before that, he had lost to Akeem Ennis-Brown on December 14, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London.

He had drawn with Chris Jenkins on August 24, 2018, by technical draw at Emirates Arena, Scotland.

Activity check

Leary's last 2 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.5 rounds on average.

Foley's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did O’Leary vs Foley start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at The SSE Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast O’Leary vs Foley?

O’Leary vs Foley was broadcast on TNT Sports 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on O’Leary vs Foley?

Pierce O’Leary was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Darragh Foley made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.