Quigg vs Simion

Who won Quigg vs Simion?

Scott Quigg beat Viorel Simion by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 29th, 2017, at Wembley Stadium, London.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Scott Quigg.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Quigg vs Simion stats

Back in April 2017, Scott Quigg stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 1 loss, and 2  draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Viorel Simion made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Quigg had a massive power advantage over Simion, boasting a 75% knockout percentage compared to Simion's 43%.

Scott Quigg was the younger man by 7 years, at 28 years old.

Quigg had a height advantage of 3 inches over Simion.

Both Scott Quigg and Viorel Simion fought out of an orthodox stance.

Quigg's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Simion's, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 11 months later than Simion, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 4 fewer professional rounds, totaling 200 compared to Simion's 204.

Scott Quigg went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, and 5 by the IBF at featherweight.

Viorel Simion was ranked number 4 by the IBF in the 126lb division.

Quigg vs Simion form

Quigg had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Jose Cayetano on December 10, 2016, by knockout in the 9th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Carl Frampton on February 27, 2016, by split decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kiko Martinez on July 18, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had won against Hidenori Otake on November 22, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

He had beaten Stephane Jamoye on September 13, 2014, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

Quigg's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did Quigg vs Simion start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM BST at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Quigg vs Simion?

Quigg vs Simion was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK.

What were the odds on Quigg vs Simion?

Scott Quigg was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Viorel Simion made his way into the ring at 203/20 (+1000) with oddsmakers.