Who won Taylor vs Persoon?
Katie Taylor beat Delfine Persoon by majority decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, June 1st, 2019, at Madison Square Garden, New York.
The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 96-94, 95-95 in favor of winner Katie Taylor.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).
Taylor vs Persoon stats
Back in June 2019, Katie Taylor stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Delfine Persoon made her way to the ring with a record of 43 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Taylor had a slight advantage in power over Persoon, with a 46% knockout percentage compared to Persoon's 42%.
Katie Taylor was the younger woman by 1 year, at 33 years old.
Persoon had a height advantage of 4 inches over Taylor.
Both Katie Taylor and Delfine Persoon fought out of an orthodox stance.
Taylor was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 31 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2016, 7 years and 6 months later than Persoon, whose first professional fight was in 2009. She had fought 137 fewer professional rounds, totaling 204 compared to Persoon's 341.
Activity check
Taylor's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 19 days, which means she had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 27 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.7 rounds on average.
What time did Taylor vs Persoon start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.
What were the odds on Taylor vs Persoon?
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