Benn vs Formella

Who won Benn vs Formella?

Conor Benn beat Sebastian Formella by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 21st November 2020 at Wembley (SSE) Arena in London.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 99-92, 100-91 in favor of winner Conor Benn.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).

Also, on the undercard Fabio Wardley beat Richard Lartey and Alen Babic defeated Tom Little.

Benn vs Formella stats

Back in November 2020, Conor Benn stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Sebastian Formella made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Benn had a large advantage in power over Formella, boosting at 69% knock out percentage over Formella's 45%.

Conor Benn was the younger man by 9 years, at 24 years old.

Formella had a height advantage of 2 inches over Benn. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Conor Benn & Sebastian Formella fought out of an orthodox stance.

Benn was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 11 months later than Formella, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 75 less professional rounds, 106 to Formella's 181.

Conor Benn went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBA at welterweight.

Benn vs Formella form

Benn remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Steve Jamoye on 26th October 2019 by technical knockout in the 4th round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Jussi Koivula on 21st June 2019 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had beat Josef Zahradnik on 20th April 2019 by points in the 8th round at O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had won against Cedrick Peynaud on 28th July 2018 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

He had beat Chris Truman on 21st April 2018 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Formella had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Shawn Porter on 22nd August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Microsoft Theater, LA, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Roberto Arriaza on 18th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Edel-Optics.de Arena, Hamburg, Germany.

Going into that contest, he had won against Thulani Mbenge on 6th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at CU Arena Neugraben, Hamburg.

Before that, he had defeated Ilias Essaoudi on 29th September 2018 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Sporthalle, Hamburg.

He had beat Angelo Frank on 24th March 2018 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Inselparkhalle, Hamburg.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Conor Benn had been fighting more than Sebastian Formella.

Going to this contest, Conor Benn had last fought 1 year and 26 days ago, while Sebastian Formella's last outing had been 2 months and 30 days ago.

Benn's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 7 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

Formella's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Benn vs Formella start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Benn vs Formella?

The DAZN show is expected to begin at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The Sky Sports Arena broadcast of the card is expected to start at 7:00 PM (BTS).

What were the odds on Benn vs Formella?

Conor Benn was a 39/100 (-260) favourite going into the contest, while Sebastian Formella made his way into the ring at 56/25 (+220) with oddsmakers.