Sims Jr vs Saunders

Who won Sims Jr vs Saunders?

Anthony Sims Jr beat Rayco Saunders by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Thursday, November 17th, 2016, at Motor City Casino, Michigan.

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).

Sims Jr vs Saunders stats

Back in November 2016, Anthony Sims Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Rayco Saunders made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 28 losses and 2 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Sims Jr had a massive power advantage over Saunders, boasting a 92% knockout percentage compared to Saunders' 43%.

Anthony Sims Jr was the younger man by 21 years, at 21 years old.

Sims Jr had a height advantage of 2 inches over Saunders.

Both Anthony Sims Jr and Rayco Saunders fought out of an orthodox stance.

Sims Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 41 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 11 years and 8 months later than Saunders, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 272 fewer professional rounds, totaling 94 compared to Saunders' 366.

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Sims Jr's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What time did Sims Jr vs Saunders start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 5:00 PM EST / 2:00 PM PST at Motor City Casino, Michigan, United States, which was around 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Sims Jr vs Saunders?

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