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
Back in July 2017, 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 27 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 17 less professional rounds, 127 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 24th March 2017 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight championship fight at Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had defeated Alfonso Olvera on 28th January 2017 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.
Going into that contest, he had beat Dave Ryan on 21st October 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 30th July 2016 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Barclays Center, New York, United States.
He had beat Miguel Gonzalez on 14th May 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 4th March 2017 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had defeated Andrea Scarpa on 26th November 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 1st October 2016 by knockout in the 2nd round at Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany.
Before that, he had defeated Zoltan Szabo on 21st June 2016 by technical knockout in the 5th round at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.
He had beat Andy Keates on 9th April 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Ohara Davies made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.
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