Sharp vs Geraghty

Who won Sharp vs Geraghty?

Archie Sharp beat Declan Geraghty by knockout in the 4th round on Friday, September 27th, 2019, at Royal Albert Hall, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Daniel Dubois beating Ebenezer Tetteh for the CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Nicola Adams beat Maria Salinas.

Sharp vs Geraghty stats

Back in September 2019, Archie Sharp stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Declan Geraghty made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 4 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Sharp had a large advantage in power over Geraghty, boasting a 50% knockout percentage compared to Geraghty's 21%.

Archie Sharp was the younger man by 5 years, at 24 years old.

Both Archie Sharp and Declan Geraghty fought out of an orthodox stance.

Sharp was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 2 months later than Geraghty, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 47 more professional rounds, totaling 165 compared to Geraghty's 118.

Archie Sharp went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBO at super featherweight.

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Geraghty's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.5 rounds on average.

What time did Sharp vs Geraghty start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM BST at Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Sharp vs Geraghty?

The ESPN+ show began at 2:30 PM EST / 11:30 AM PST. The BT Sport 1 broadcast of the card started at 7:30 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Sharp vs Geraghty?

Archie Sharp was a 13/100 (-770) favorite going into the contest, while Declan Geraghty made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.