Franklin vs Booker

Who won Franklin vs Booker?

Jermaine Franklin beat Rydell Booker by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, April 13th, 2019, at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 99-91, 98-92 in favor of winner Jermaine Franklin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Claressa Shields beating Christina Hammer. Also on the undercard Otto Wallin beat Nick Kisner.

Franklin vs Booker stats

Back in April 2019, Jermaine Franklin stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Rydell Booker made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Franklin had a large advantage in power over Booker, boasting a 76% knockout percentage compared to Booker's 48%.

Jermaine Franklin was the younger man by 12 years, at 26 years old.

Booker had a height advantage of 1 inch over Franklin. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Jermaine Franklin and Rydell Booker fought out of an orthodox stance.

Franklin was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 13 years and 7 months later than Booker, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 42 fewer professional rounds, totaling 139 compared to Booker's 181.

Activity check

Franklin's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.3 rounds on average.

What time did Franklin vs Booker start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Franklin vs Booker?

Franklin vs Booker was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Franklin vs Booker?

Jermaine Franklin was a 19/100 (-530) favorite going into the contest, while Rydell Booker made his way into the ring at 513/100 (+510) with oddsmakers.