Wilson vs Dib

Who won Wilson vs Dib?

Liam Wilson beat Youssef Dib by knockout in the 8th round on Wednesday, July 10th, 2024, at WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Sam Goodman's and Thattana Luangphon's clash.

Wilson vs Dib stats

Back in July 2024, Liam Wilson stepped into the ring with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws.

Youssef Dib made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Liam Wilson was the younger man by 3 years, at 28 years old.

Wilson had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Liam Wilson and Youssef Dib fought out of an orthodox stance.

Wilson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 2 years and 9 months later than Dib, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 11 fewer professional rounds, totaling 105 compared to Dib's 116.

Wilson vs Dib form

Liam Wilson had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Oscar Valdez on March 29, 2024, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBO Interim World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jackson Jon England on December 15, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Star, Sydney, Pyrmont, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Carlos Maria Alanis on August 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney.

Before that, he had been beaten by Emanuel Navarrete on February 3, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States.

He had beaten Matias Carlos Adrian Rueda on June 29, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Convention & Exhibition Centre, Queensland, Australia.

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Wilson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Wilson vs Dib start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 AM UTC at WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong, Australia, which was 4:00 AM EST or 1:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Wilson vs Dib?

Liam Wilson was a 1/4 (-400) favorite going into the contest, while Youssef Dib made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.