Wallin vs Ehwarieme

Who won Wallin vs Ehwarieme?

Otto Wallin beat Onoriode Ehwarieme by knockout in the 1st round on Friday, July 26th, 2024, at Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Wallin vs Ehwarieme stats

Back in July 2024, Otto Wallin stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Onoriode Ehwarieme made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.

Otto Wallin was the younger man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

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

Otto Wallin fought out of the southpaw stance, while Onoriode Ehwarieme was an orthodox fighter.

Wallin was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 6 months later than Ehwarieme, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 102 more professional rounds, totaling 163 compared to Ehwarieme's 61.

Otto Wallin went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBC, and 11 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Wallin vs Ehwarieme form

Otto Wallin had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Anthony Joshua on December 23, 2023, by in the 5th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Murat Gassiev on September 30, 2023, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Regnum Carya Hotel, Antalya, Turkiye.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Helaman Olguin on January 27, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Castleton Banquet & Conference Center, Windham, United States.

Before that, he had won against Rydell Booker on May 26, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Ford Community Center, Michigan.

He had beaten Kamil Sokolowski on February 5, 2022, by points in the 8th round at Motorpoint Arena, Wales, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Wallin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Wallin vs Ehwarieme start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Wallin vs Ehwarieme?

The DAZN show began at 7:30 PM EST / 4:30 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 12:30 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Wallin vs Ehwarieme?

Otto Wallin was a 1/30 (-3000) favorite going into the contest, while Onoriode Ehwarieme made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.