Ulysse Jr vs Claggett

Who won Ulysse Jr vs Claggett?

Yves Ulysse Jr beat Steve Claggett by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Thursday 25th April 2019 at Fantasy Springs Casino in California.

The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 97-93, 97-93 in favor of winner Yves Ulysse Jr.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 KG).

The undercard featured the clash of Negrete vs Franco.

Ulysse Jr vs Claggett stats

Back in April 2019, Yves Ulysse Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Steve Claggett made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 5 loses and 2 draws, with 17 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Claggett had a slight advantage in power over Ulysse Jr, with a 63% knock out percentage over Ulysse Jr's 53%.

Yves Ulysse Jr was the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Claggett had a height advantage of 1 inch over Ulysse Jr.

Both Yves Ulysse Jr & Steve Claggett fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ulysse Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 less fights, and made his debut in 2014, 5 year and 4 months later than Claggett, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 121 less professional rounds, 155 to Claggett's 276.

Yves Ulysse Jr went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBC, 8 by the WBO and 8 by the IBF at super lightweight.

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Claggett's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.3 rounds on average.

What time did Ulysse Jr vs Claggett start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Fantasy Springs Casino, California, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Ulysse Jr vs Claggett?

Yves Ulysse Jr was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Steve Claggett made his way into the ring at 333/100 (+330) with oddsmakers.