Wallin vs Booker

Who won Wallin vs Booker?

Otto Wallin beat Rydell Booker by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Thursday, May 26th, 2022, at Ford Community Center, Michigan.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 100-90, 99-91 in favor of winner Otto Wallin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

The undercard featured the clash of Ergashev vs Veron.

Wallin vs Booker stats

Back in May 2022, Otto Wallin stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Rydell Booker made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Wallin had an advantage in power over Booker, with a 61% knockout percentage compared to Booker's 50%.

Otto Wallin was the younger man by 9 years, at 32 years old.

Wallin had a height advantage of 3 inches over Booker. Despite this, Booker had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Otto Wallin fought out of the southpaw stance, while Rydell Booker was an orthodox fighter.

Wallin was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 11 years and 10 months later than Booker, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 18 fewer professional rounds, totaling 163 compared to Booker's 181.

Otto Wallin went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBC at heavyweight.

Wallin vs Booker form

Wallin had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Kamil Sokolowski on February 5, 2022, by points in the 8th round at Motorpoint Arena, Wales, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Dominic Breazeale on February 20, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Travis Kauffman on August 15, 2020, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Before that, he had been beaten by Tyson Fury on September 14, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

His contest against Nick Kisner on April 13, 2019 ended in a no contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Activity check

Wallin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Booker's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.3 rounds on average.

What time did Wallin vs Booker start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Ford Community Center, Michigan, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Wallin vs Booker?

Otto Wallin was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Rydell Booker made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.