Sims Jr vs Angulo

Who won Sims Jr vs Angulo?

Roamer Alexis Angulo beat Anthony Sims Jr by split decision in their 10 round contest on Thursday 30th January 2020 at Meridian at Island Gardens in Florida.

The scorecards were announced as 95-94, 93-96, 93-96 in favor of winner Roamer Alexis Angulo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Tevin Farmer losing to Joseph ‘Jo Jo’ Diaz for the IBF World Junior Lightweight championship. Also, on the undercard Daniel Roman lost to Murodjon Akhmadaliev for the WBA Super World Super Bantamweight and IBF World Junior Featherweight belts, Demetrius Andrade defeated Luke Keeler for the WBO World Middleweight title and Jake Paul was victorious over Ali Eson Gib.

Sims Jr vs Angulo stats

Back in January 2020, Anthony Sims Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Roamer Alexis Angulo made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 22 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Sims Jr had a slight advantage in power over Angulo, with a 90% knock out percentage over Angulo's 88%.

Anthony Sims Jr was the younger man by 11 years, at 25 years old.

Both Anthony Sims Jr & Roamer Alexis Angulo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Sims Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 less fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 year and 7 months later than Angulo, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 94 to Angulo's 98.

Roamer Alexis Angulo was ranked number 9 by the WBO in the 168lb division.

Sims Jr vs Angulo form

Anthony Sims Jr had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Morgan Fitch on 12th October 2019 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Wintrust Arena, Illinois, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Stanislav Eschner on 4th August 2018 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Ice Arena Wales, Wales, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beat Miguel Cubos on 24th February 2017 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Motor City Casino, Michigan, United States.

Before that, he had won against Rayco Saunders on 17th November 2016 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Motor City Casino, Michigan.

He had beat Jimmy Campbell on 18th June 2016 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Tim Faulkner Art Gallery, Kentucky.

Activity check

Sims Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Sims Jr vs Angulo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Meridian at Island Gardens, Florida, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Sims Jr vs Angulo?

Sims Jr vs Angulo was broadcast on DAZN in the US.

What were the odds on Sims Jr vs Angulo?

Anthony Sims Jr was a 2/25 (-1200) favourite going into the contest, while Roamer Alexis Angulo made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.