Tszyu vs Hogan

Who won Tszyu vs Hogan?

Tim Tszyu beat Dennis Hogan by technical knockout in the 5th round on Wednesday, March 31st, 2021, at Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Newcastle, New South Wales.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

Tszyu vs Hogan stats

Back in March 2021, Tim Tszyu stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Dennis Hogan made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Tszyu had a massive power advantage over Hogan, boasting a 76% knockout percentage compared to Hogan's 25%.

Tim Tszyu was the younger man by 9 years, at 27 years old.

Tszyu had a height advantage of 1 inch over Hogan. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Tim Tszyu and Dennis Hogan fought out of an orthodox stance.

Tszyu was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years and 8 months later than Hogan, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 136 fewer professional rounds, totaling 144 compared to Hogan's 280.

Tim Tszyu went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA, 11 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at super welterweight.

Dennis Hogan was ranked number 10 by the WBC in the 154lb division.

Tszyu vs Hogan form

Tszyu had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Bowyn Morgan on December 16, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round at Bankwest Stadium, New South Wales, Australia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jeff Horn on August 26, 2020, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Queensland.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jack Brubaker on December 6, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at ICC Exhibition Centre, New South Wales.

Before that, he had won against Dwight Ritchie on August 14, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at ICC Exhibition Centre, New South Wales.

He had beaten Joel Camilleri on May 15, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Star, Sydney, New South Wales.

Dennis Hogan had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jermall Charlo on December 7, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Jaime Munguia on April 13, 2019, by majority decision in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Arena Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jamie Weetch on December 15, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Convention & Exhibition Centre, Queensland, Australia.

Before that, he had won against ‘Jimmy’ Kilrain Kelly on April 7, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Convention & Exhibition Centre, Queensland.

He had defeated Yuki Nonaka on October 14, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Convention & Exhibition Centre, Queensland.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Tim Tszyu had been fighting more than Dennis Hogan.

Going into this contest, Tim Tszyu had last fought 3 months and 15 days ago, while Dennis Hogan's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 24 days ago.

Tszyu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

Hogan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time did Tszyu vs Hogan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:10 AM UTC at Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, which was 7:10 AM EST or 4:10 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:10 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Tszyu vs Hogan?

Tim Tszyu was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Dennis Hogan made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.