Taylor vs Khongsong

Who won Taylor vs Khongsong?

Josh Taylor beat Apinan Kongsong by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, September 26th, 2020, at BT Sport Studio, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This contest was for the unified super lightweight championship of the world, with the WBA, and IBF belts on the line.

Also on the undercard Charlie Edwards beat Kyle Williams, and David Oliver Joyce was overcome by Ionut Baluta.

Taylor vs Khongsong stats

Back in September 2020, Josh Taylor stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Apinan Kongsong made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 0 draws, with 13 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Kongsong had a slight advantage in power over Taylor, with a 81% knockout percentage compared to Taylor's 75%.

Josh Taylor was the older man by 4 years, at 29 years old.

Josh Taylor fought out of the southpaw stance, while Apinan Kongsong was an orthodox fighter.

Taylor was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2015, 10 months earlier than Kongsong, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 76 more professional rounds, totaling 139 compared to Kongsong's 63.

Apinan Kongsong was ranked number 13 by the WBA, and 1 by the IBF in the 140lb division.

Taylor vs Khongsong form

Taylor 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 Regis Prograis on October 26, 2019, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ivan Baranchyk on May 18, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ryan Martin on November 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.

Before that, he had won against Viktor Postol on June 23, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.

He had beaten Winston Campos on March 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.

Activity check

Taylor's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Taylor vs Khongsong start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:30 PM BST at BT Sport Studio, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:30 PM EST or 2:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Taylor vs Khongsong?

The ESPN+ show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The BT Sport 1 broadcast of the card started at 7:30 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Taylor vs Khongsong?

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