Singh vs Adamu

Who won Singh vs Adamu?

Vijender Singh beat Charles Adamu by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Friday 22nd November 2019 at Caesars Palace Dubai in Dubai.

The scorecards were announced as 80-68, 80-68, 80-68 in favor of winner Vijender Singh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 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 Jack Catterall beating Timo Schwarzkopf. Also, on the undercard Muhammad Waseem defeated Ganigan Lopez.

Singh vs Adamu stats

Back in November 2019, Vijender Singh stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Charles Adamu made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 14 loses and 0 draws, with 26 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Adamu had a slight advantage in power over Singh, with a 79% knock out percentage over Singh's 73%.

Vijender Singh was the younger man by 8 years, at 34 years old.

Singh had a height advantage of 1 inch over Adamu.

Both Vijender Singh & Charles Adamu fought out of an orthodox stance.

Singh was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 36 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 14 year and 1 month later than Adamu, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 230 less professional rounds, 62 to Adamu's 292.

Singh vs Adamu form

Singh remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Ernest Amuzu on 23rd December 2017 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium, Jaipur, India.

Previous to that, he had defeated Zulipikaer Maimaitiali on 5th August 2017 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at NSCI Stadium, Worli, Mumbai.

Going into that contest, he had beat Francis Cheka on 17th December 2016 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Thyagaraj Stadium, New Delhi.

Before that, he had won against Kerry Hope on 16th July 2016 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Thyagaraj Stadium, New Delhi.

He had beat Andrzej Soldra on 13th May 2016 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Bolton Whites Hotel (formerly De Vere Whites), Lancashire, United Kingdom.

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Singh's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Singh vs Adamu start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 5:30 PM UTC at Caesars Palace Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which was 12:30 PM EST or 9:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:30 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Singh vs Adamu?

Vijender Singh was a 1/25 (-2500) favourite going into the contest, while Charles Adamu made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.