Who won Cunningham vs Tete?
Zolani Tete beat Jason Cunningham by knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, July 2nd, 2022, at Wembley Arena, London.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).
This fight appeared on the undercard of Joe Joyce beating Christian Hammer. Also on the undercard Mark Chamberlain beat Marc Vidal.
Cunningham vs Tete stats
Back in July 2022, Jason Cunningham stepped into the ring with a record of 31 wins, 6 losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Zolani Tete made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 22 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Tete had a massive power advantage over Cunningham, boasting a 76% knockout percentage compared to Cunningham's 23%.
Jason Cunningham was the younger man by 1 year, at 33 years old.
Tete had a height advantage of 2 inches over Cunningham. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.
Both Jason Cunningham and Zolani Tete fought out of a southpaw stance.
Cunningham was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 years and 6 months later than Tete, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 84 more professional rounds, totaling 273 compared to Tete's 189.
Jason Cunningham went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBC, 13 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF at super bantamweight.
Zolani Tete was ranked number 6 by the WBO in the 122lb division.
Cunningham vs Tete form
Cunningham had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.
In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Terry Le Couviour on April 16, 2022, by knockout in the 6th round at Telford International Centre, Shropshire, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had won against Brad Foster on October 9, 2021, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Super Bantamweight and BBBOC British Super Bantamweight championship fight at Arena Birmingham, West Midlands.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Gamal Yafai on May 15, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.
Before that, he had defeated Michael Horabin on February 22, 2020, by points in the 4th round at Doncaster Dome, Yorkshire.
He had won against Adam Hutchinson on October 4, 2019, by points in the 6th round at Doncaster Dome, Yorkshire.
Tete had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to John Riel Casimero on November 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at Arena Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had defeated Mikhail Aloyan on October 13, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at Ekaterinburg Expo, Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Omar Andres Narvaez on April 21, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at The SSE Arena, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Before that, he had won against Siboniso Gonya on November 18, 2017, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBO World Bantamweight championship fight at The SSE Arena, Belfast.
He had beaten Arthur Villanueva on April 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Leicester Arena, Leicester.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jason Cunningham had been fighting more than Zolani Tete.
Going into this contest, Jason Cunningham had last fought 2 months and 16 days ago, while Zolani Tete's last outing had been 2 years, 7 months and 2 days ago.
Cunningham's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.
Tete's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.
What time did Cunningham vs Tete start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Cunningham vs Tete?
The ESPN+ show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The BT Sport 1 broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (BST).
What were the odds on Cunningham vs Tete?
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