Scoby vs Linger

Who won Scoby vs Linger?

Dakota Linger beat Kurt Scoby by technical knockout in the 6th round on Friday 19th April 2024 at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 KG).

The undercard featured the clash of Adams vs Villarreal.

Scoby vs Linger stats

Kurt Scoby stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Dakota Linger made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 6 loses and 3 draws, with 9 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Scoby had advantage in power over Linger, with a 85% knock out percentage over Linger's 69%.

Kurt Scoby was the younger man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Scoby had a height advantage of 2 inches over Linger. Despite this, Linger had 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Kurt Scoby & Dakota Linger fought out of an orthodox stance.

Scoby was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 less fights, and made his debut in 2020, 5 year and 8 months later than Linger, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 69 less professional rounds, 37 to Linger's 106.

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Scoby's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What time did Scoby vs Linger start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Scoby vs Linger?

The DAZN show is expected to begin at 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card is expected to start at 1:00 AM (BTS).

What were the odds on Scoby vs Linger?

Kurt Scoby was a 1/50 (-5000) favourite going into the contest, while Dakota Linger made his way into the ring at 14/1 (+1400) with oddsmakers.