Selby vs Gago

Who won Selby vs Gago?

Lee Selby beat Andoni Gago by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday 4th March 2017 at The O2 Arena in 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 the way of knock out.

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

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

Lee Selby was the younger man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Selby had a height advantage of 4 inches over Gago.

Both Lee Selby & 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, 260 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 9th April 2016 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had beat Evgeny Gradovich on 30th May 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 11th October 2014 by technical knockout in the 9th round at The O2 Arena, London.

He had beat Romulo Koasicha on 17th May 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Andoni Gago made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.