Tennyson vs Reilly

Who won Tennyson vs Reilly?

James Tennyson beat Josh O’Reilly by technical knockout in the 1st round on Friday, December 4th, 2020, at Wembley (SSE) Arena, 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).

This contest was an eliminator for the vacant WBA lightweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Billy Joe Saunders beating Martin Murray for the WBO World Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Lerrone Richards beat Timo Laine, and Shannon Courtenay defeated Dorota Norek.

Tennyson vs Reilly stats

Back in December 2020, James Tennyson stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Josh O’Reilly made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 0 draws, with 6 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Tennyson had a massive power advantage over O Reilly, boasting a 85% knockout percentage compared to O Reilly's 38%.

James Tennyson was the younger man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

Both James Tennyson and Josh O’Reilly fought out of an orthodox stance.

Tennyson was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 10 months earlier than O Reilly, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, totaling 107 compared to O Reilly's 91.

James Tennyson went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA, 7 by the WBO, and 13 by the IBF at lightweight.

Josh O’Reilly was ranked number 7 by the WBA in the 135lb division.

Tennyson vs Reilly form

James Tennyson had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Gavin Gwynne on August 1, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Craig Evans on November 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 11th round at O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Tevin Farmer on October 20, 2018, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at TD Garden, Massachusetts, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Martin Joseph Ward on May 5, 2018, by technical knockout in the 5th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had won against Arnoldo Solano on February 3, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Europa Hotel, Northern Ireland.

Activity check

Tennyson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

What time did Tennyson vs Reilly start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:55 PM GMT at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:55 PM EST or 1:55 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Tennyson vs Reilly?

Tennyson vs Reilly was broadcast on Sky Sports Arena in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Tennyson vs Reilly?

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