Metcalf vs Welborn

Who won Metcalf vs Welborn?

James Metcalf beat Jason Welborn by knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, June 15th, 2019, at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

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 fight appeared on the undercard of Josh Warrington beating Kid Galahad for the IBF World Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Zelfa Barrett beat Leon Woodstock for the CBC Commonwealth Super Featherweight belt.

Metcalf vs Welborn stats

Back in June 2019, James Metcalf stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jason Welborn made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Metcalf had a large advantage in power over Welborn, boasting a 56% knockout percentage compared to Welborn's 29%.

James Metcalf was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Welborn had a height advantage of 3 inches over Metcalf.

Both James Metcalf and Jason Welborn fought out of an orthodox stance.

Metcalf was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 years and 11 months later than Welborn, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 50 fewer professional rounds, totaling 155 compared to Welborn's 205.

Metcalf vs Welborn form

Jason Welborn had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jarrett Hurd on December 1, 2018, by knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Junior Middleweight and WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Tommy Langford on September 8, 2018, by split decision in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Tommy Langford on May 4, 2018, by split decision in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Town Hall, West Midlands.

Before that, he had beaten Christian Hoskin Gomez on November 25, 2017, by points in the 6th round at Imperial Banqueting Suite, West Midlands.

He had defeated Marcus Morrison on March 25, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

Welborn's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Metcalf vs Welborn start?

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

Who broadcast Metcalf vs Welborn?

Metcalf vs Welborn 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 Metcalf vs Welborn?

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