Pedraza vs Davis

Who won Pedraza vs Davis?

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis beat Jose Pedraza by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday 14th January 2017 at Barclays Center in New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 KG).

This contest was for the IBF super featherweight championship of the world.

Pedraza vs Davis stats

Back in January 2017, Jose Pedraza stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 0 draws, with 15 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Davis had a massive power advantage over Pedraza, boosting at 94% knock out percentage over Pedraza's 55%.

Jose Pedraza was the older man by 5 years, at 27 years old.

Pedraza had a height advantage of 3 inches over Davis. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Jose Pedraza fought out of the orthodox stance, while Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis was a southpaw.

Pedraza was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years earlier than Davis, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 146 more professional rounds, 276 to Davis' 130.

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis was ranked number 8 by the IBF in the 130lb division.

Pedraza vs Davis form

Pedraza had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Stephen Smith on 16th April 2016 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Edner Cherry on 3rd October 2015 by split decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati.

Going into that contest, he had won against Andrey Klimov on 13th June 2015 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Bartow Arena, Birmingham.

Before that, he had beat Michael Farenas on 14th November 2014 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

He had defeated Juan Carlos Martinez on 15th August 2014 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, United States.

Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his last opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Mario Macias Rorozco on 3rd June 2016 by knockout in the 1st round at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Guillermo Avila on 1st April 2016 by technical knockout in the 6th round at DC Armory, Washington.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Luis Sanchez on 18th December 2015 by knockout in the 9th round at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beat Cristobal Cruz on 30th October 2015 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at The Venue at UCF, Orlando.

He had won against Recky Dulay on 12th September 2015 by technical knockout in the 1st round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis had been fighting more than Jose Pedraza.

Going to this contest, Jose Pedraza had last fought 8 months and 29 days ago, while Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis' last outing had been 7 months and 11 days ago.

Pedraza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Davis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What time did Pedraza vs Davis start?

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

What were the odds on Pedraza vs Davis?

Jose Pedraza was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.