Benn vs Peynaud

Who won Benn vs Peynaud?

Conor Benn beat Cedrick Peynaud by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, July 28th, 2018, at The O2 Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 98-91, 98-90, 97-90 in favor of winner Conor Benn.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 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 Dillian Whyte beating Joseph Parker. Also on the undercard Derek Chisora beat Carlos Takam, Nick Webb was overcome by Dave Allen, and Anthony Fowler was victorious over Craig O’Brien.

Benn vs Peynaud stats

Back in July 2018, Conor Benn stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Cedrick Peynaud made his way to the ring with a record of 6 wins, 5 losses and 3 draws, with 4 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Benn had a slight advantage in power over Peynaud, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Peynaud's 67%.

Conor Benn was the younger man by 10 years, at 22 years old.

Peynaud had a height advantage of 1 inch over Benn.

Both Conor Benn and Cedrick Peynaud fought out of an orthodox stance.

Benn was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years later than Peynaud, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 26 more professional rounds, totaling 106 compared to Peynaud's 80.

Benn vs Peynaud form

Benn remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Chris Truman on April 21, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

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

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

Before that, he had beaten Nathan Clarke on October 7, 2017, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Ross Jameson on September 24, 2016, by points in the 6th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

Benn's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

What time did Benn vs Peynaud start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:30 PM BST at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 2:30 PM EST or 11:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Benn vs Peynaud?

Benn vs Peynaud was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK.

What were the odds on Benn vs Peynaud?

Conor Benn was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Cedrick Peynaud made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.