Skeete vs Evans

Who won Skeete vs Evans?

Bradley Skeete beat Dale Evans by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 8th, 2017, at Copper Box Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Bradley Skeete.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Skeete vs Evans stats

Back in July 2017, Bradley Skeete stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss, and 0  draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Dale Evans made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, with 4 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Skeete had an advantage in power over Evans, with a 46% knockout percentage compared to Evans' 31%.

Bradley Skeete was the older man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Both Bradley Skeete and Dale Evans fought out of an orthodox stance.

Skeete was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year earlier than Evans, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 110 more professional rounds, totaling 207 compared to Evans' 97.

Bradley Skeete went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF at welterweight.

Skeete vs Evans form

Skeete had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Shayne Singleton on June 2, 2017, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their BBBOC British Welterweight championship fight at Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated John Thain on November 25, 2016, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Welterweight championship fight at Brentwood Centre, Brentwood.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Alexandre Lepelley on July 16, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff.

Before that, he had won against Sam Eggington on March 5, 2016, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Welterweight and CBC Commonwealth Welterweight championship fight at Genting Arena, Birmingham.

He had beaten Stevie Williams on November 23, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hilton Hotel, Mayfair.

Activity check

Skeete's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Skeete vs Evans start?

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

Who broadcast Skeete vs Evans?

Skeete vs Evans was broadcast on BoxNation in the UK.

What were the odds on Skeete vs Evans?

Bradley Skeete was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Dale Evans made his way into the ring at 15/2 (+750) with oddsmakers.