Sullivan vs Betancourt

Who won Sullivan vs Betancourt?

Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan beat Melvin Betancourt by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, May 23rd, 2015, at Agganis Arena, Boston.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Sullivan vs Betancourt stats

Back in May 2015, Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 0  draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Melvin Betancourt made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 23 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Betancourt had an advantage in power over O'Sullivan, with a 79% knockout percentage compared to O'Sullivan's 65%.

Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan was the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Both Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan and Melvin Betancourt fought out of an orthodox stance.

O'Sullivan's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Betancourt's, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 6 months earlier than Betancourt, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 88 more professional rounds, totaling 167 compared to Betancourt's 79.

Activity check

O'Sullivan's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 month and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Sullivan vs Betancourt?

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