Benn vs Koivula

Who won Benn vs Koivula?

Conor Benn beat Jussi Koivula by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Friday, June 21st, 2019, at York Hall, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Ted Cheeseman beating Kieron Conway for the BBBOC British Super Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Craig Richards beat Andre Sterling.

Benn vs Koivula stats

Back in June 2019, Conor Benn stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jussi Koivula made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Benn had a large advantage in power over Koivula, boasting a 64% knockout percentage compared to Koivula's 38%.

Conor Benn was the younger man by 12 years, at 23 years old.

Koivula had a height advantage of 2 inches over Benn.

Both Conor Benn and Jussi Koivula fought out of an orthodox stance.

Benn was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 7 years and 7 months later than Koivula, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 91 fewer professional rounds, totaling 106 compared to Koivula's 197.

Conor Benn went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA at welterweight.

Benn vs Koivula form

Benn remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Josef Zahradnik on April 20, 2019, by points in the 8th round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Cedrick Peynaud on July 28, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Chris Truman on April 21, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Before that, he had defeated Cedrick Peynaud on December 13, 2017, by points in the 6th round at York Hall, London.

He had won against Brando Sanudo on November 11, 2017, by knockout in the 2nd round at Nassau Coliseum, New York, United States.

Activity check

Benn's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Benn vs Koivula start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at York Hall, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Benn vs Koivula?

Benn vs Koivula was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Benn vs Koivula?

Conor Benn was a 17/50 (-290) favorite going into the contest, while Jussi Koivula made his way into the ring at 261/100 (+260) with oddsmakers.