Ward vs Cacace

Who won Ward vs Cacace?

Martin Joseph Ward beat Anthony Cacace by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 15th, 2017, at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 115-114, 116-114, 116-113 in favor of winner Martin Joseph Ward.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

Ward vs Cacace stats

Back in July 2017, Martin Joseph Ward stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 2 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Anthony Cacace made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 15 wins and 0 draws, with 7 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested that Ward and Cacace have similar power, both with a 47% knockout percentage.

Martin Joseph Ward was the younger man by 2 years, at 26 years old.

Cacace had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ward.

Martin Joseph Ward fought out of the orthodox stance, while Anthony Cacace was a southpaw.

Ward was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 months later than Cacace, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 19 more professional rounds, totaling 183 compared to Cacace's 164.

Ward vs Cacace form

Ward had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Andy Townend on September 10, 2016, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their BBBOC British Super Featherweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ruddy Encarnacion on April 16, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mario Pisanti on January 30, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Copper Box Arena, London.

Before that, he had won against Sergio Blanco on August 1, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Craven Park Stadium, Hull.

He had beaten Maxi Hughes on April 11, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Activity check

Ward's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

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