Taylor vs Davies

Who won Taylor vs Davies?

Josh Taylor beat Ohara Davies by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, July 8th, 2017, at Braehead Arena, 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

Back in July 2017, Josh Taylor stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ohara Davies made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 15 wins and 0 draws, with 12 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Taylor had a slight advantage in power over Davies, with a 89% knockout percentage compared to Davies' 80%.

Josh Taylor was the older man by 1 year, at 26 years old.

Taylor had a height advantage of 3 inches over Davies. Despite this, Davies had a 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 fewer 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 5 fewer professional rounds, totaling 139 compared to Davies' 144.

Ohara Davies was ranked number 13 by the WBC, and 9 by the IBF in the 140lb division.

Taylor vs Davies form

Taylor had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Warren Joubert on March 24, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight championship fight at Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Alfonso Olvera on January 28, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Dave Ryan on October 21, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight championship fight at Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Evincii Dixon on July 30, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

He had beaten Miguel Gonzalez on May 14, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Ice Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Davies had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Derry Mathews on March 4, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Andrea Scarpa on November 26, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against Chaquib Fadli on October 1, 2016, by knockout in the 2nd round at Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany.

Before that, he had defeated Zoltan Szabo on June 21, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Andy Keates on April 9, 2016, by knockout in the 4th round at The O2 Arena, London.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Josh Taylor had been fighting more than Ohara Davies.

Going into this contest, Josh Taylor had last fought 3 months and 14 days ago, while Ohara Davies' last outing had been 4 months and 4 days ago.

Taylor's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Davies' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 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) favorite going into the contest, while Ohara Davies made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.