Sullivan vs Barboza

Who won Sullivan vs Barboza?

Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan beat Jaime Barboza by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday, September 17th, 2016, at Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion, Gilford.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Sullivan vs Barboza stats

Back in September 2016, Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses, and 0  draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jaime Barboza made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested O'Sullivan had a large advantage in power over Barboza, boasting a 68% knockout percentage compared to Barboza's 47%.

Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan was the younger man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

O'Sullivan had a height advantage of 1 inch over Barboza.

Both Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan and Jaime Barboza fought out of an orthodox stance.

O'Sullivan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 4 years and 3 months later than Barboza, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 34 fewer professional rounds, totaling 167 compared to Barboza's 201.

Sullivan vs Barboza form

Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Chris Eubank Jr on December 12, 2015, by in the 7th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten David Toribio on October 10, 2015, by knockout in the 2nd round at Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Melvin Betancourt on May 23, 2015, by knockout in the 2nd round at Agganis Arena, Boston.

Before that, he had beaten Milton Nunez on March 14, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had defeated Larry Smith on February 26, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Memorial Hall, Melrose.

Activity check

O'Sullivan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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