Spence Jr vs Algieri

Who won Spence Jr vs Algieri?

Errol Spence Jr beat Chris Algieri by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, April 16th, 2016, at Barclays Center, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Spence Jr vs Algieri stats

Back in April 2016, Errol Spence Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Chris Algieri made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Spence Jr had a massive power advantage over Algieri, boasting a 84% knockout percentage compared to Algieri's 38%.

Errol Spence Jr was the younger man by 6 years, at 26 years old.

Errol Spence Jr fought out of the southpaw stance, while Chris Algieri was an orthodox fighter.

Spence Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 7 months later than Algieri, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 48 fewer professional rounds, totaling 151 compared to Algieri's 199.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Errol Spence Jr had been fighting more than Chris Algieri.

Going into this contest, Errol Spence Jr had last fought 4 months and 19 days ago, while Chris Algieri's last outing had been 4 months and 11 days ago.

Spence Jr's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

Algieri's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.5 rounds on average.

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