Warrington vs Galahad

Who won Warrington vs Galahad?

Josh Warrington beat Kid Galahad by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, June 15th, 2019, at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

The scorecards were announced as 116-113, 115-113, 116-112 in favor of winner Josh Warrington.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This contest was for the IBF featherweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard James Metcalf was victorious over Jason Welborn for the CBC Commonwealth Super Welterweight championship, and Zelfa Barrett beat Leon Woodstock for the CBC Commonwealth Super Featherweight belt.

Warrington vs Galahad stats

Back in June 2019, Josh Warrington stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 28 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kid Galahad made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 26 wins and 0 draws, with 15 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Galahad had a massive power advantage over Warrington, boasting a 58% knockout percentage compared to Warrington's 21%.

Josh Warrington was the same age as Kid Galahad, at 29 years old.

Both Josh Warrington and Kid Galahad fought out of an orthodox stance.

Warrington was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 month later than Galahad, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 80 more professional rounds, totaling 280 compared to Galahad's 200.

Kid Galahad was ranked number 1 by the IBF in the 126lb division.

Warrington vs Galahad form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Carl Frampton on December 22, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Lee Selby on May 19, 2018, by split decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Elland Road Stadium, Leeds.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Dennis Ceylan on October 21, 2017, by knockout in the 10th round at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Before that, he had defeated Kiko Martinez on May 13, 2017, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

He had won against Patrick Hyland on July 30, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Galahad had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Brayan Mairena on December 8, 2018, by points in the 8th round at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Toka Kahn Clary on October 20, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at TD Garden, Massachusetts, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Irving Berry on March 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Jose Cayetano on July 15, 2017, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

He had beaten Leonel Hernandez on February 4, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Olympia, Kensington.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kid Galahad had been fighting more than Josh Warrington.

Going into this contest, Josh Warrington had last fought 5 months and 24 days ago, while Kid Galahad's last outing had been 6 months and 7 days ago.

Warrington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

Galahad's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Warrington vs Galahad start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Warrington vs Galahad?

Warrington vs Galahad was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Warrington vs Galahad?

Josh Warrington was a 3/10 (-330) favorite going into the contest, while Kid Galahad made his way into the ring at 23/10 (+230) with oddsmakers.