Taylor vs Dixon

Who won Taylor vs Dixon?

Josh Taylor beat Evincii Dixon by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday 30th July 2016 at Barclays Center in New York.

The scorecards were announced as 79-72, 78-73, 78-73 in favor of winner Josh Taylor.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).

Taylor vs Dixon stats

Back in July 2016, Josh Taylor stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Evincii Dixon made his way to the ring with a record of 7 wins, 14 loses and 1 draw, with 2 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Taylor had a massive power advantage over Dixon, boosting at 100% knock out percentage over Dixon's 29%.

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

Dixon had 2-inch reach advantage.

Josh Taylor fought out of the southpaw stance, while Evincii Dixon was an orthodox fighter.

Taylor was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 17 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 year later than Dixon, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 127 to Dixon's 121.

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