Spence Jr vs Bundu

Who won Spence Jr vs Bundu?

Errol Spence Jr beat Leonard Bundu by knockout in the 6th round on Sunday, August 21st, 2016, at Ford Amphitheater, Coney Island.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Spence Jr vs Bundu stats

Back in August 2016, Errol Spence Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Leonard Bundu made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Spence Jr had a massive power advantage over Bundu, boasting a 85% knockout percentage compared to Bundu's 36%.

Errol Spence Jr was the younger man by 16 years, at 26 years old.

Spence Jr had a height advantage of 3 inches over Bundu. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Errol Spence Jr fought out of the southpaw stance, while Leonard Bundu was an orthodox fighter.

Spence Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 7 years and 7 months later than Bundu, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 91 fewer professional rounds, totaling 151 compared to Bundu's 242.

Spence Jr vs Bundu form

Errol Spence Jr had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Chris Algieri on April 16, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Alejandro Barrera on November 28, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round at The Bomb Factory, Dallas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Chris Van Heerden on September 11, 2015, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Ricoh Coliseum, Toronto, Canada.

Before that, he had defeated Phil Lo Greco on June 20, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

He had won against Samuel Vargas on April 11, 2015, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Barclays Center, New York.

Bundu 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 defeated Jussi Koivula on April 22, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Nelson Mandela Forum, Florence, Italy.

Prior to that, he had defeated Pablo Munguia on June 26, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Keith Thurman on December 13, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Frankie Gavin on August 1, 2014, by split decision in their CBC Commonwealth Welterweight championship fight at Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom.

He had won against Lee Purdy on December 14, 2013, by technical knockout in the 12th round at ExCel Arena, London.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Errol Spence Jr had been fighting more than Leonard Bundu.

Going into this contest, Errol Spence Jr had last fought 4 months and 5 days ago, while Leonard Bundu's last outing had been 3 months and 30 days ago.

Spence Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

Bundu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time did Spence Jr vs Bundu start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Ford Amphitheater, Coney Island, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Spence Jr vs Bundu?

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