Perez vs Ward

Who won Perez vs Ward?

Mike Perez beat Steven Ward by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, June 7th, 2025, at Portman Road, Ipswich.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Fabio Wardley beating Justis Huni. Also on the undercard Pierce O’Leary defeated Liam Dillon.

Perez vs Ward stats

Mike Perez stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw.

Steven Ward made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws.

Mike Perez was the older man by 4 years, at 39 years old.

Ward had a height advantage of 1 inch over Perez.

Mike Perez fought out of the southpaw stance, while Steven Ward was an orthodox fighter.

Perez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 8 years and 9 months earlier than Ward, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 55 more professional rounds, totaling 159 compared to Ward's 104.

Mike Perez went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBA, and 14 by the WBO at cruiserweight.

Perez vs Ward form

Mike Perez had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Tony Salam on August 13, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Hotel Atlantis The Palm, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Mairis Briedis on September 30, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Viktor Biscak on June 10, 2017, by knockout in the 1st round at Odyssey Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had lost to Alexander Povetkin on May 22, 2015, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Luzhniki, Moscow, Russia.

He had beaten Darnell Wilson on February 5, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at The Hangar, Costa Mesa, United States.

Ward had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Tommy McCarthy on March 1, 2025, by technical knockout in the 6th round at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Hafthor ‘The Mountain’ Bjornsson on January 16, 2021, by unanimous draw in their 3 round contest at Conrad Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jone Volau on September 30, 2020, by points in the 6th round at Production Park Studios, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been beaten by Ricards Bolotniks on December 14, 2019, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Brentwood Centre, Essex.

He had beaten Liam Conroy on June 21, 2019, by technical decision in their 8 round contest at Ulster Hall, Northern Ireland.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Steven Ward had been fighting more than Mike Perez.

Going into this contest, Mike Perez had last fought 3 years, 9 months and 25 days ago, while Steven Ward's last outing had been 3 months and 6 days ago.

Perez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 10 years, 4 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 years and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Ward's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

What time did Perez vs Ward start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:30 PM BST at Portman Road, Ipswich, United Kingdom, which was 2:30 PM EST or 11:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Perez vs Ward?

Perez vs Ward was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Perez vs Ward?

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