Ryan vs Houle

Who won Ryan vs Houle?

Sandy Ryan beat Marie Pier Houle by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 22nd April 2023 at Motorpoint Arena Cardiff in Cardiff.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 98-92, 97-93 in favor of winner Sandy Ryan.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov losing to Joe Cordina for the IBF World Junior Lightweight championship. Also, on the undercard Gavin Gwynne defeated Craig Woodruff for the BBBOC British Lightweight belt, Jordan Thompson was victorious over Luke Watkins, Zelfa Barrett beat Jason Sanchez and Skye Nicolson defeated Linda Laura Lecca.

Ryan vs Houle stats

Back in April 2023, Sandy Ryan stepped into the ring with a record of 5 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Marie Pier Houle made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 8 wins and 1 draw, with 2 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Ryan had advantage in power over Houle, with a 40% knock out percentage over Houle's 25%.

Sandy Ryan was the younger man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Both Sandy Ryan & Marie Pier Houle fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ryan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 less fights, and made his debut in 2021, 2 year and 1 month later than Houle, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 5 less professional rounds, 53 to Houle's 58.

Activity check

Ryan's last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Ryan vs Houle start?

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

Who broadcast Ryan vs Houle?

Ryan vs Houle was broadcast on DAZN Global in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Ryan vs Houle?

Sandy Ryan was a 1/8 (-830) favourite going into the contest, while Marie Pier Houle made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.