Skeete vs Evans

Who won Skeete vs Evans?

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

The scorecards were announced as 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

Bradley Skeete stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 0  draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Skeete had advantage in power over Evans, with a 46% knock out percentage over Evans' 31%.

Bradley Skeete was the older man by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Both Bradley Skeete & 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, 207 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 2nd June 2017 by technical knockout in the 5th round in their BBBOC British Welterweight championship fight at Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, United Kingdom.

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

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

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

He had beat Stevie Williams on 23rd November 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 7 years, 6 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 4 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) favourite going into the contest, while Dale Evans made his way into the ring at 15/2 (+750) with oddsmakers.