Sims Jr vs Eschner

Who won Sims Jr vs Eschner?

Anthony Sims Jr beat Stanislav Eschner by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, August 4th, 2018, at Ice Arena Wales, Wales.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 6 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Joe Cordina's and Sean Dodd's clash for the CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship.

Sims Jr vs Eschner stats

Back in August 2018, Anthony Sims Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Stanislav Eschner made his way to the ring with a record of 10 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Sims Jr had a massive power advantage over Eschner, boasting a 93% knockout percentage compared to Eschner's 60%.

Anthony Sims Jr was the younger man by 6 years, at 23 years old.

Both Anthony Sims Jr and Stanislav Eschner fought out of an orthodox stance.

Sims Jr was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Eschner, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 32 more professional rounds, totaling 94 compared to Eschner's 62.

Sims Jr vs Eschner form

Eschner had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated David Bady on July 27, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Hospudka Eden, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic.

Prior to that, he had defeated Michal Vosyka on June 2, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 4 round contest at Hospudka Eden, Usti nad Labem.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Nurzat Sabirov on April 7, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Centre Videotron, Quebec, Canada.

Before that, he had beaten Lukas Puky on March 11, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at DK Peklo, Plzen, Czech Republic.

He had lost to Bartlomiej Grafka on October 1, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 4 round contest at Hala MOSiR „Kolejarz”, ul.Alfreda 1, Katowice, Poland.

Activity check

Sims Jr's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

Eschner's last 5 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 months and 2 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 Eschner start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Ice Arena Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

What were the odds on Sims Jr vs Eschner?

Anthony Sims Jr was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Stanislav Eschner made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.