Walsh vs Lowe

Who won Walsh vs Lowe?

Ryan Walsh drew with Isaac Lowe by split decision on Saturday, February 17th, 2018, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

The scorecards were announced , meaning it was a split decision.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Walsh vs Lowe stats

Back in February 2018, Ryan Walsh stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.

Isaac Lowe made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 14 wins and 2 draws.

Ryan Walsh was the older man by 8 years, at 32 years old.

Both Ryan Walsh and Isaac Lowe fought out of an orthodox stance.

Walsh was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 4 years and 8 months earlier than Lowe, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 62 more professional rounds, totaling 249 compared to Lowe's 187.

Ryan Walsh went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBO at featherweight.

Walsh vs Lowe form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Marco McCullough on May 20, 2017, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their BBBOC British Featherweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Dennis Ceylan on October 15, 2016, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Arena Nord, Frederikshavn, Denmark.

Going into that contest, he had won against James Tennyson on April 30, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their BBBOC British Featherweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Darren Traynor on January 22, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their BBBOC British Featherweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

He had defeated Samir Mouneimne on September 26, 2015, by split decision in their BBBOC British Featherweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, London.

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Dennis Ceylan on March 18, 2017, by technical draw in their 4 round contest at Ceres Arena, Aarhus, Denmark.

Prior to that, he had won against Elvis Guillen on September 24, 2016, by points in the 6th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Marco McCullough on February 27, 2016, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their CBC Commonwealth Featherweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had drawn with Ryan Doyle on November 21, 2015, by split draw in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United States.

He had beaten Jamie Speight on September 5, 2015, by technical knockout in the 9th round at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Ryan Walsh had last fought 8 months and 28 days ago, while Isaac Lowe's last outing had been 10 months and 30 days ago.

Walsh's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

Lowe's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Walsh vs Lowe start?

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

Who broadcast Walsh vs Lowe?

Walsh vs Lowe was broadcast on ITV Box Office in the UK.

What were the odds on Walsh vs Lowe?

Ryan Walsh was a 24/25 (-100) underdog going into the contest, while Isaac Lowe made his way into the ring at 89/100 (-110) with oddsmakers.