Brown vs Maxwell

Who won Brown vs Maxwell?

Sam Maxwell beat Akeem Ennis-Brown by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, August 28th, 2021, at Arena Birmingham, Birmingham.

The scorecards were announced as 116-113, 115-114, 116-113 in favor of winner Sam Maxwell.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

Also on the undercard Anthony Cacace beat Leon Woodstock for the BBBOC British Super Featherweight championship, and Anthony Yarde defeated Alex Theran.

Brown vs Maxwell stats

Back in August 2021, Akeem Ennis-Brown stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sam Maxwell made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 15 wins and 0 draws, with 11 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Maxwell had a massive power advantage over Ennis Brown, boasting a 73% knockout percentage compared to Ennis Brown's 7%.

Akeem Ennis-Brown was the younger man by 7 years, at 26 years old.

Both Akeem Ennis-Brown and Sam Maxwell fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ennis Brown was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 2 months earlier than Maxwell, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, totaling 116 compared to Maxwell's 109.

Sam Maxwell was ranked number 10 by the WBO in the 140lb division.

Brown vs Maxwell form

Akeem Ennis-Brown had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Philip Bowes on September 2, 2020, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight and BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at LS-Live, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Bilal Rehman on March 1, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Vale Sports Arena, Wales.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Darragh Foley on December 14, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had won against Chris Jenkins on May 12, 2018, by technical decision in their 5 round contest at GL1 Leisure Centre, Gloucestershire.

He had beaten Chris Truman on September 23, 2017, by points in the 6th round at PlayFootball Arena, Wiltshire.

Maxwell had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Ben Fields on March 26, 2021, by points in the 8th round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Joe Hughes on August 29, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at BT Sport Studio, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against Connor Parker on November 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Arena Birmingham, West Midlands.

Before that, he had defeated Oscar Amador on July 12, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round at Olympia, Merseyside.

He had beaten Sabri Sediri on March 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Leicester Arena, Leicestershire.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sam Maxwell had been fighting more than Akeem Ennis-Brown.

Going into this contest, Akeem Ennis-Brown had last fought 11 months and 26 days ago, while Sam Maxwell's last outing had been 5 months and 2 days ago.

Ennis Brown's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Maxwell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Brown vs Maxwell start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:30 PM BST at Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, which was 4:30 PM EST or 1:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Brown vs Maxwell?

Brown vs Maxwell was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on Brown vs Maxwell?

Akeem Ennis-Brown was a 67/100 (-150) favorite going into the contest, while Sam Maxwell made his way into the ring at 6/5 (+120) with oddsmakers.