Ward vs Giner

Who won Ward vs Giner?

Martin Joseph Ward beat Juli Giner by knockout in the 6th round on Wednesday, December 13th, 2017, at York Hall, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Ward vs Giner stats

Back in December 2017, Martin Joseph Ward stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 2 draws.

Juli Giner made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw.

Martin Joseph Ward was the younger man by 8 years, at 27 years old.

Ward had a height advantage of 3 inches over Giner.

Both Martin Joseph Ward and Juli Giner fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ward's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Giner's, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 10 months later than Giner, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 34 more professional rounds, totaling 183 compared to Giner's 149.

Ward vs Giner form

Ward had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated 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, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, 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.

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

Before that, he had won against Mario Pisanti on January 30, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Copper Box Arena, London.

He had beaten Sergio Blanco on August 1, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Craven Park Stadium, Hull.

Activity check

Ward's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Ward vs Giner start?

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

Who broadcast Ward vs Giner?

Ward vs Giner was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK.

What were the odds on Ward vs Giner?

Martin Joseph Ward was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Juli Giner made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.