Socarras vs Walsh

Who won Socarras vs Walsh?

Ryan Walsh beat Hairon Socarras by technical knockout in the 9th round on Friday, October 4th, 2019, at York Hall, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of David Oliver Joyce losing to Leigh Wood. Also on the undercard Jazza Dickens beat Carlos Ramos, and Tyrone McCullagh defeated Carlos Araujo.

Socarras vs Walsh stats

Back in October 2019, Hairon Socarras stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero losses, and 3 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ryan Walsh made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Socarras had an advantage in power over Walsh, with a 64% knockout percentage compared to Walsh's 46%.

Hairon Socarras was the younger man by 7 years, at 26 years old.

Walsh had a height advantage of 1 inch over Socarras. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Hairon Socarras and Ryan Walsh fought out of an orthodox stance.

Socarras was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years later than Walsh, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 140 fewer professional rounds, totaling 109 compared to Walsh's 249.

Hairon Socarras went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA at featherweight.

Ryan Walsh was ranked number 6 by the WBO in the 126lb division.

Socarras vs Walsh form

Walsh had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Lewis Paulin on June 28, 2019, by split decision in their BBBOC British Featherweight championship fight at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Reece Bellotti on December 22, 2018, by split decision in their BBBOC British Featherweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Isaac Lowe on February 17, 2018, by split draw in their BBBOC British Featherweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had beaten Marco McCullough on May 20, 2017, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their BBBOC British Featherweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London.

He had been beaten by Dennis Ceylan on October 15, 2016, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Arena Nord, Frederikshavn, Denmark.

Activity check

Walsh's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 59 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.8 rounds on average.

What time did Socarras vs Walsh start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:30 PM BST at York Hall, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:30 PM EST or 1:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Socarras vs Walsh?

The ESPN+ show began at 3:00 PM EST / 12:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 8:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Socarras vs Walsh?

Hairon Socarras was a 6/5 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while Ryan Walsh made his way into the ring at 3/5 (-170) with oddsmakers.