Zerafa vs Dahlman

Who won Zerafa vs Dahlman?

Michael Zerafa beat Mikey Dahlman by technical knockout in the 1st round on Wednesday, August 20th, 2025, at ICC Exhibition Centre, Sydney.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Nikita Tszyu's and Lulzim Ismaili's clash.

Zerafa vs Dahlman stats

Michael Zerafa stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 5 losses, and 0 draws.

Mikey Dahlman made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Michael Zerafa was the same age as Mikey Dahlman, at 33 years old.

Dahlman had a height advantage of 1 inch over Zerafa.

Both Michael Zerafa and Mikey Dahlman fought out of an orthodox stance.

Zerafa was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 6 years and 2 months earlier than Dahlman, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 175 more professional rounds, totaling 223 compared to Dahlman's 48.

Michael Zerafa went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA, 11 by the WBO, and 15 by the IBF at middleweight.

Zerafa vs Dahlman form

Michael Zerafa had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Besir Ay on March 12, 2025, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia.

Prior to that, he had won against Tommy Browne on August 28, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at ICC Sydney Theatre, Sydney.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Erislandy Lara on March 30, 2024, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Issac Hardman on April 20, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Melbourne Convention Centre, Victoria, Australia.

He had defeated Siliveni Nawai on December 20, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at The Melbourne Pavilion, Victoria.

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Zerafa's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 8 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What time did Zerafa vs Dahlman start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 AM UTC at ICC Exhibition Centre, Sydney, Australia, which was 6:00 AM EST or 3:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Zerafa vs Dahlman?

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