Selby vs Gago

Who won Selby vs Gago?

Lee Selby beat Andoni Gago by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, March 4th, 2017, at The O2 Arena, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Selby vs Gago stats

Back in March 2017, Lee Selby stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss, and 0  draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Andoni Gago made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws, with 5 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Selby had a slight advantage in power over Gago, with a 35% knockout percentage compared to Gago's 31%.

Lee Selby was the younger man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Selby had a height advantage of 4 inches over Gago.

Both Lee Selby and Andoni Gago fought out of an orthodox stance.

Selby was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 years and 8 months earlier than Gago, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 46 more professional rounds, totaling 260 compared to Gago's 214.

Selby vs Gago form

Selby had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Eric Hunter on April 9, 2016, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Fernando Montiel on October 14, 2015, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Glendale, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Evgeny Gradovich on May 30, 2015, by technical decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Joel Brunker on October 11, 2014, by technical knockout in the 9th round at The O2 Arena, London.

He had beaten Romulo Koasicha on May 17, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff.

Activity check

Selby's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time did Selby vs Gago start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM GMT at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Selby vs Gago?

Selby vs Gago was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK.

What were the odds on Selby vs Gago?

Lee Selby was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Andoni Gago made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.