Dickens vs Walsh

Who won Dickens vs Walsh?

Jazza Dickens beat Ryan Walsh by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020, at Production Park Studios, Yorkshire.

The scorecards were announced as 97-94, 98-93, 96-94 in favor of winner Jazza Dickens.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Also on the undercard Ricards Bolotniks beat Serge Michel, and Harlem Eubank defeated Viorel Simion.

Dickens vs Walsh stats

Back in December 2020, Jazza Dickens stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ryan Walsh made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Walsh had a slight advantage in power over Dickens, with a 46% knockout percentage compared to Dickens' 38%.

Jazza Dickens was the younger man by 5 years, at 29 years old.

Walsh had a height advantage of 2 inches over Dickens. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Jazza Dickens fought out of the southpaw stance, while Ryan Walsh was an orthodox fighter.

Dickens was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 11 months later than Walsh, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 14 fewer professional rounds, totaling 235 compared to Walsh's 249.

Jazza Dickens went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBC, 12 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at featherweight.

Ryan Walsh was ranked number 14 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 9 by the IBF in the 126lb division.

Dickens vs Walsh form

Jazza Dickens had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Leigh Wood on February 21, 2020, by majority decision in their CBC Commonwealth Featherweight championship fight at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Carlos Ramos on October 4, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Nathaniel May on July 12, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Olympia, Merseyside.

Before that, he had been beaten by Thomas Patrick Ward on May 13, 2017, by technical decision in their BBBOC British Super Bantamweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

He had lost to Guillermo Rigondeaux on July 16, 2016, by technical decision in the 2nd round in their WBA Super World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff.

Walsh had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Tyrone McCullagh on February 21, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Hairon Socarras on October 4, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round at York Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Lewis Paulin on June 28, 2019, by split decision in their BBBOC British Featherweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had defeated Reece Bellotti on December 22, 2018, by split decision in their BBBOC British Featherweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

He had drawn with Isaac Lowe on February 17, 2018, by split draw in their BBBOC British Featherweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ryan Walsh had been fighting more than Jazza Dickens.

Going into this contest, Jazza Dickens had last fought 9 months and 11 days ago, while Ryan Walsh's last outing had been 9 months and 11 days ago.

Dickens' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

Walsh's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Dickens vs Walsh start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at Production Park Studios, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Dickens vs Walsh?

The ESPN+ show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The Sky Sports Arena broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Dickens vs Walsh?

Jazza Dickens was a 9/10 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Ryan Walsh made his way into the ring at 9/10 (-110) with oddsmakers.