Who won Taylor vs Davies?
Josh Taylor beat Ohara Davies by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday 8th July 2017 at Braehead Arena in Glasgow.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 KG).
Taylor vs Davies stats
Josh Taylor stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Ohara Davies made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 15 wins and 0 draws, with 12 of those by knock out.
The stats suggested Taylor had a slight advantage in power over Davies, with a 89% knock out percentage over Davies' 80%.
Josh Taylor was the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.
Taylor had a height advantage of 3 inches over Davies. Despite this, Davies had 1-inch reach advantage.
Josh Taylor fought out of the southpaw stance, while Ohara Davies was an orthodox fighter.
Taylor was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 2 months later than Davies, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 28 less professional rounds, 115 to Davies' 143.
Ohara Davies was ranked number 13 by the WBC and 9 by the IBF in the 140lb division.
Taylor vs Davies form
Taylor remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Winston Campos on 3rd March 2018 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at The SSE Hydro, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had defeated Miguel Vazquez on 11th November 2017 by knockout in the 9th round at Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh.
Going into that contest, he had beat Ohara Davies on 8th July 2017 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Braehead Arena, Glasgow.
Before that, he had won against Warren Joubert on 24th March 2017 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight championship fight at Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh.
He had beat Alfonso Olvera on 28th January 2017 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.
Activity check
Taylor's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.
What time did Taylor vs Davies start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Braehead Arena, Glasgow, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Taylor vs Davies?
Taylor vs Davies was broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK.
What were the odds on Taylor vs Davies?
Josh Taylor was a 73/100 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Ohara Davies made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.
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