Ward vs Fuzile

Who won Ward vs Fuzile?

Azinga Fuzile beat Martin Joseph Ward by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, May 29th, 2021, at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas.

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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Devin Haney beating Jorge Linares for the WBC World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Jason Quigley defeated Shane Mosley Jr, Reshat Mati was victorious over Ryan Pino, and Chantelle Cameron beat Melissa Hernandez.

Ward vs Fuzile stats

Back in May 2021, Martin Joseph Ward stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Azinga Fuzile made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Fuzile had an advantage in power over Ward, with a 57% knockout percentage compared to Ward's 46%.

Martin Joseph Ward was the older man by 5 years, at 30 years old.

Both Martin Joseph Ward and Azinga Fuzile fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ward was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 3 months earlier than Fuzile, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 60 more professional rounds, totaling 183 compared to Fuzile's 123.

Martin Joseph Ward went into the fight ranked number 4 by the IBF at super featherweight.

Azinga Fuzile was ranked number 5 by the IBF in the 130lb division.

Ward vs Fuzile form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Jesus Amparan on February 8, 2020, by points in the 10th round at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Devis Boschiero on November 30, 2018, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Teatro Obi Hall, Toscana, Italy.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by James Tennyson on May 5, 2018, by technical knockout in the 5th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Juli Giner on December 13, 2017, by knockout in the 6th round at York Hall, London.

He had won against Anthony Cacace on July 15, 2017, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Super Featherweight and BBBOC British Super Featherweight championship fight at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

Activity check

Ward's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Ward vs Fuzile start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Michelob ULTRA Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ward vs Fuzile?

Ward vs Fuzile was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Ward vs Fuzile?

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