Who won Stevens vs Omotoso?

Wale Omotoso beat Curtis Stevens by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday 3rd August 2019 at Barclays Center in New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Adam Kownacki beating Chris Arreola. Also, on the undercard Marcus Browne lost to Jean Pascal for the WBA Interim World Light heavyweight belt.

Stevens vs Omotoso stats

Curtis Stevens stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 6 loses and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Wale Omotoso made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, with 21 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Omotoso had a slight advantage in power over Stevens, with a 78% knock out percentage over Stevens' 73%.

Curtis Stevens was the same age as Wale Omotoso, at 37 years old.

Omotoso had a height advantage of 3 inches over Stevens. Despite this, he had 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Curtis Stevens & Wale Omotoso fought out of an orthodox stance.

Stevens was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Omotoso, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 178 to Omotoso's 172.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Wale Omotoso had been fighting more than Curtis Stevens.

Going to this contest, Curtis Stevens had last fought 9 years, 2 months and 25 days ago, while Wale Omotoso's last outing had been 5 years, 1 month and 12 days ago.

What time did Stevens vs Omotoso start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Stevens vs Omotoso?

Curtis Stevens was a 9/25 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Wale Omotoso made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.