Selby vs Hunter

Who won Selby vs Hunter?

Lee Selby beat Eric Hunter by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 9th, 2016, at The O2 Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 116-110, 116-110, 115-111 in favor of winner Lee Selby.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This contest was for the IBF featherweight championship of the world.

Selby vs Hunter stats

Back in April 2016, Lee Selby stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss, and 0  draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Eric Hunter made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Hunter had an advantage in power over Selby, with a 52% knockout percentage compared to Selby's 36%.

Lee Selby was the younger man by 1 year, at 29 years old.

Selby had a height advantage of 3 inches over Hunter. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Lee Selby and Eric Hunter fought out of an orthodox stance.

Selby was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 years and 6 months later than Hunter, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 125 more professional rounds, totaling 260 compared to Hunter's 135.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Lee Selby had been fighting more than Eric Hunter.

Going into this contest, Lee Selby had last fought 5 months and 26 days ago, while Eric Hunter's last outing had been 10 months and 18 days ago.

Selby's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.3 rounds on average.

Hunter's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

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