Benn vs Koivula

Who won Benn vs Koivula?

Conor Benn beat Jussi Koivula by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Friday 21st June 2019 at York Hall in 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 loses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Benn had a large advantage in power over Koivula, boosting at 64% knock out percentage over Koivula's 38%.

Conor Benn was the younger man by 13 years, at 23 years old.

Koivula had a height advantage of 2 inches over Benn.

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

Benn was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 less fights, and made his debut in 2016, 7 year and 7 months later than Koivula, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 91 less professional rounds, 106 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 20th April 2019 by points in the 8th round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

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

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

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

He had won against Brando Sanudo on 11th November 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Jussi Koivula made his way into the ring at 261/100 (+260) with oddsmakers.