Warrington vs Ceylan

Who won Warrington vs Ceylan?

Josh Warrington beat Dennis Ceylan by knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, October 21st, 2017, at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

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).

Warrington vs Ceylan stats

Back in October 2017, Josh Warrington stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 25 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Dennis Ceylan made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 18 wins and 2 draws.

Josh Warrington was the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Ceylan had a height advantage of 2 inches over Warrington.

Both Josh Warrington and Dennis Ceylan fought out of an orthodox stance.

Warrington was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 years and 10 months earlier than Ceylan, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 280 more professional rounds, totaling 280 compared to Ceylan's 0.

Josh Warrington went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF at featherweight.

Dennis Ceylan was ranked number 11 by the WBC, 13 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF in the 126lb division.

Warrington vs Ceylan form

Warrington had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Kiko Martinez on May 13, 2017, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Patrick Hyland on July 30, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Hisashi Amagasa on April 16, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Before that, he had won against Joel Brunker on September 5, 2015, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

He had beaten Dennis Tubieron on April 11, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Ceylan had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Isaac Lowe on March 18, 2017, by technical draw in their 4 round contest at Ceres Arena, Aarhus, Denmark.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ryan Walsh on October 15, 2016, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Arena Nord, Frederikshavn.

Going into that contest, he had won against Walter Estrada on December 12, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Brondby Hallen, Brondby.

Before that, he had defeated Elvis Guillen on September 12, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Arena Nord, Frederikshavn.

He had beaten Sergio Prado on June 20, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Ballerup Super Arena, Ballerup.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Josh Warrington had last fought 5 months and 8 days ago, while Dennis Ceylan's last outing had been 7 months and 3 days ago.

Warrington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

Ceylan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 19 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 Ceylan 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 Ceylan?

Warrington vs Ceylan was broadcast on BoxNation in the UK.

What were the odds on Warrington vs Ceylan?

Josh Warrington was a 7/50 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Dennis Ceylan made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.