Who won Parker vs Alexander?
Zach Parker beat Vaughn Alexander by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Friday, March 26th, 2021, at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).
Also on the undercard Brad Foster was victorious over Alvaro Rodriguez, and Sam Maxwell beat Ben Fields.
Parker vs Alexander stats
Back in March 2021, Zach Parker stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Vaughn Alexander made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Parker had a slight advantage in power over Alexander, with a 68% knockout percentage compared to Alexander's 60%.
Zach Parker was the younger man by 8 years, at 27 years old.
Both Zach Parker and Vaughn Alexander fought out of an orthodox stance.
Parker was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2015, 11 years and 3 months later than Alexander, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 64 fewer professional rounds, totaling 124 compared to Alexander's 188.
Zach Parker went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBO, and 12 by the IBF at super middleweight.
Parker vs Alexander form
Parker had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Rohan Murdock on March 7, 2020, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Super Middleweight eliminator fight at Manchester Arena, Lancashire, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had beaten Darryll Williams on November 3, 2018, by split decision in their BBBOC British Super Middleweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.
Going into that contest, he had won against Geard Ajetovic on July 14, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Baden-Arena, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Before that, he had beaten Adasat Rodriguez on February 17, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.
He had defeated Matingu Kindele on October 7, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Hanns-Martin-Schleyer Halle, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Activity check
Parker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.
What time did Parker vs Alexander start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, United Kingdom, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Parker vs Alexander?
Parker vs Alexander was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK.
What were the odds on Parker vs Alexander?
Zach Parker was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Vaughn Alexander made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.
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