Cheeseman vs Byfield

Who won Cheeseman vs Byfield?

Ted Cheeseman beat Asinia Byfield by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 27th, 2018, at Copper Box Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 117-110, 117-111, 117-111 in favor of winner Ted Cheeseman.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This final_eliminator appeared on the undercard of John Ryder beating Andrey Sirotkin for the WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Ryan Doyle lost to Jordan Gill for the CBC Commonwealth Featherweight belt, and Isaac Chamberlain defeated Luke Watkins.

Cheeseman vs Byfield stats

Back in October 2018, Ted Cheeseman stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Asinia Byfield made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Cheeseman had a large advantage in power over Byfield, boasting a 64% knockout percentage compared to Byfield's 43%.

Ted Cheeseman was the younger man by 6 years, at 23 years old.

Byfield had a height advantage of 1 inch over Cheeseman.

Both Ted Cheeseman and Asinia Byfield fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cheeseman's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Byfield's, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 months later than Byfield, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 69 more professional rounds, totaling 148 compared to Byfield's 79.

Ted Cheeseman went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBA at super welterweight.

Cheeseman vs Byfield form

Cheeseman had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Paul Upton on June 6, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Carson Jones on February 3, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against Tony Dixon on December 13, 2017, by points in the 8th round at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had beaten Aristides Quintero on October 13, 2017, by knockout in the 5th round at York Hall, London.

He had defeated Francesco Lezzi on September 1, 2017, by knockout in the 3rd round at York Hall, London.

Activity check

Cheeseman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Cheeseman vs Byfield start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM BST at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Cheeseman vs Byfield?

Cheeseman vs Byfield was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Cheeseman vs Byfield?

Ted Cheeseman was a 8/25 (-310) favorite going into the contest, while Asinia Byfield made his way into the ring at 137/50 (+270) with oddsmakers.