Quigley vs Tapia

Who won Quigley vs Tapia?

Jason Quigley beat Glen Tapia by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Thursday 23rd March 2017 at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 99-91, 98-92 in favor of winner Jason Quigley.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 KG).

Quigley vs Tapia stats

Back in March 2017, Jason Quigley stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Glen Tapia made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Quigley had advantage in power over Tapia, with a 83% knock out percentage over Tapia's 65%.

Jason Quigley was the younger man by 2 years, at 25 years old.

Quigley had a height advantage of 1 inch over Tapia. Despite this, Tapia had 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Jason Quigley & Glen Tapia fought out of an orthodox stance.

Quigley was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 less fights, and made his debut in 2014, 5 year and 6 months later than Tapia, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 17 less professional rounds, 95 to Tapia's 112.

Jason Quigley went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA at middleweight.

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Quigley's last 3 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Tapia's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

What time did Quigley vs Tapia start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Quigley vs Tapia?

Jason Quigley was a 13/100 (-770) favourite going into the contest, while Glen Tapia made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.