Wallin vs Breazeale

Who won Wallin vs Breazeale?

Otto Wallin beat Dominic Breazeale by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 20th, 2021, at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 118-110, 116-112 in favor of winner Otto Wallin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Adrien Broner beating Jovanie Santiago. Also on the undercard Robert Easter Jr beat Ryan Martin.

Wallin vs Breazeale stats

Back in February 2021, Otto Wallin stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Dominic Breazeale made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Breazeale had a large advantage in power over Wallin, boasting a 90% knockout percentage compared to Wallin's 67%.

Otto Wallin was the younger man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

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

Otto Wallin fought out of the southpaw stance, while Dominic Breazeale was an orthodox fighter.

Wallin was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2013, 7 months later than Breazeale, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 64 more professional rounds, totaling 163 compared to Breazeale's 99.

Otto Wallin went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBA, and 14 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Wallin vs Breazeale form

Wallin had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Travis Kauffman on August 15, 2020, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States.

Prior to 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.

Going into that contest, his fight against Nick Kisner on April 13, 2019 ended in a no contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Before that, he had beaten Adrian Granat on April 21, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Gaerdehov Icehockey Arena, Sundsvall, Sweden.

He had won against Srdan Govedarica on January 27, 2018, by knockout in the 3rd round at Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia.

Dominic Breazeale had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Deontay Wilder on May 18, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Carlos Negron on December 22, 2018, by knockout in the 9th round at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Eric Molina on November 4, 2017, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had won against Izuagbe Ugonoh on February 25, 2017, by knockout in the 5th round at Legacy Arena, Birmingham.

He had lost to Anthony Joshua on June 25, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Otto Wallin had been fighting more than Dominic Breazeale.

Going into this contest, Otto Wallin had last fought 6 months and 5 days ago, while Dominic Breazeale's last outing had been 1 year, 9 months and 2 days ago.

Wallin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

Breazeale's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Wallin vs Breazeale start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Wallin vs Breazeale?

Wallin vs Breazeale was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Wallin vs Breazeale?

Otto Wallin was a 7/20 (-290) favorite going into the contest, while Dominic Breazeale made his way into the ring at 21/10 (+210) with oddsmakers.