Ajisafe vs Burton

Who won Ajisafe vs Burton?

Hosea Burton beat Bob Ajisafe by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, December 14th, 2019, at Brentwood Centre, Essex.

The scorecards were announced as 99-92, 98-91, 99-90 in favor of winner Hosea Burton.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Also on the undercard Andre Sterling was defeated by Liam Conroy, Steven Ward lost to Ricards Bolotniks, and Tommy Philbin was overcome by Serge Michel.

Ajisafe vs Burton stats

Back in December 2019, Bob Ajisafe stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Hosea Burton made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ajisafe had a slight advantage in power over Burton, with a 47% knockout percentage compared to Burton's 46%.

Bob Ajisafe was the older man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Burton had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ajisafe.

Bob Ajisafe fought out of the southpaw stance, while Hosea Burton was an orthodox fighter.

Ajisafe was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 4 years and 3 months earlier than Burton, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 37 fewer professional rounds, totaling 131 compared to Burton's 168.

Ajisafe vs Burton form

Burton had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Frank Buglioni on December 10, 2016, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jozsef Kormany on May 29, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Goodison Park Stadium, Liverpool.

Going into that contest, he had won against Michal Ludwiczak on May 7, 2016, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had beaten Miles Shinkwin on February 27, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had defeated Elvis Dube on September 19, 2015, by points in the 6th round at Olympia, Liverpool.

Activity check

Burton's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Ajisafe vs Burton start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:30 PM GMT at Brentwood Centre, Essex, United Kingdom, which was 5:30 PM EST or 2:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Ajisafe vs Burton?

The ESPN+ show began at 2:30 PM EST / 11:30 AM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 7:30 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Ajisafe vs Burton?

Bob Ajisafe was a 3/2 (+150) underdog going into the contest, while Hosea Burton made his way into the ring at 57/100 (-180) with oddsmakers.