Porter vs Formella

Who won Porter vs Formella?

Shawn Porter beat Sebastian Formella by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 22nd August 2020 at Microsoft Theater in LA.

The scorecards were announced as 120-108, 120-108, 120-108 in favor of winner Shawn Porter.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).

Also, on the undercard Sebastian Fundora beat Nathaniel Gallimore and Livan Navarro was overcome by Justin DeLoach.

Porter vs Formella stats

Back in August 2020, Shawn Porter stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 3 loses and 1 draw, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Sebastian Formella made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 22 wins and 0 draws, with 10 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Porter had advantage in power over Formella, with a 57% knock out percentage over Formella's 45%.

Shawn Porter was the same age as Sebastian Formella, at 33 years old.

Formella had a height advantage of 3 inches over Porter. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Shawn Porter & Sebastian Formella fought out of an orthodox stance.

Porter was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 5 years and 7 months earlier than Formella, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 72 more professional rounds, 253 to Formella's 181.

Shawn Porter went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBC, 4 by the WBO and 9 by the IBF at welterweight.

Sebastian Formella was ranked number 14 by the WBC and 8 by the IBF in the 147lb division.

Porter vs Formella form

Porter had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Errol Spence Jr on 28th September 2019 by split decision in their IBF World Welterweight and WBC World Welterweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Yordenis Ugas on 9th March 2019 by split decision in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California.

Going into that contest, he had beat Danny Garcia on 8th September 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had won against Adrian Granados on 4th November 2017 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

He had beat Andre Berto on 22nd April 2017 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Barclays Center, New York.

Activity check

Porter's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 4 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

Formella's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.5 rounds on average.

What time did Porter vs Formella start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:30 PM EST / 8:30 PM PST at Microsoft Theater, LA, United States, which was around 4:30 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Porter vs Formella?

Porter vs Formella was broadcast on FOX in the US.

What were the odds on Porter vs Formella?

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