Langford vs Arnfield

Who won Langford vs Arnfield?

Tommy Langford beat Jack Arnfield by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 17th, 2018, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Tommy Langford.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Langford vs Arnfield stats

Back in February 2018, Tommy Langford stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Jack Arnfield made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Tommy Langford was the same age as Jack Arnfield, at 29 years old.

Arnfield had a height advantage of 2 inches over Langford.

Both Tommy Langford and Jack Arnfield fought out of an orthodox stance.

Langford was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 10 months later than Arnfield, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 6 fewer professional rounds, totaling 173 compared to Arnfield's 179.

Tommy Langford went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBO at middleweight.

Jack Arnfield was ranked number 7 by the WBA, 14 by the WBC, and 7 by the IBF in the 160lb division.

Langford vs Arnfield form

Langford had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Avtandil Khurtsidze on April 22, 2017, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Leicester Arena, Leicester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Sam Sheedy on November 26, 2016, by split decision in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Timo Laine on July 16, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff.

Before that, he had defeated Lewis Taylor on March 12, 2016, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

He had won against Robert Swierzbinski on December 19, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Adam Jones on November 4, 2017, by points in the 6th round at BT Convention Centre, Merseyside, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Brian Rose on March 25, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mick Hall on January 21, 2017, by technical knockout in the 11th round at Guild Hall, Lancashire.

Before that, he had won against Dan Blackwell on November 19, 2016, by points in the 6th round at Victoria Warehouse, Trafford Road, Lancashire.

He had beaten John Ryder on September 24, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jack Arnfield had been fighting more than Tommy Langford.

Going into this contest, Tommy Langford had last fought 9 months and 26 days ago, while Jack Arnfield's last outing had been 3 months and 13 days ago.

Langford's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

Arnfield's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Langford vs Arnfield start?

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

Who broadcast Langford vs Arnfield?

Langford vs Arnfield was broadcast on ITV Box Office in the UK.

What were the odds on Langford vs Arnfield?

Tommy Langford was a 53/100 (-190) favorite going into the contest, while Jack Arnfield made his way into the ring at 151/100 (+150) with oddsmakers.