Cissokho vs Conway

Who won Cissokho vs Conway?

Souleymane Cissokho beat Kieron Conway by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 8th, 2021, at AT&T Stadium, Arlington.

The scorecards were announced as 97-92, 96-93, 95-94 in favor of winner Souleymane Cissokho.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez beating Billy Joe Saunders for the WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, WBO World Super Middleweight and The Ring Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Elwin Soto beat Katsunari Takayama for the WBO World Junior Flyweight belt, and Frank Sanchez defeated Nagy Aguilera.

Cissokho vs Conway stats

Back in May 2021, Souleymane Cissokho stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kieron Conway made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 3 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Cissokho had a massive power advantage over Conway, boasting a 64% knockout percentage compared to Conway's 19%.

Souleymane Cissokho was the older man by 5 years, at 30 years old.

Conway had a height advantage of 1 inch over Cissokho.

Both Souleymane Cissokho and Kieron Conway fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cissokho was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 1991, 25 years and 7 months earlier than Conway, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 46 fewer professional rounds, totaling 117 compared to Conway's 163.

Kieron Conway was ranked number 14 by the WBA in the 154lb division.

Cissokho vs Conway form

Kieron Conway had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Macaulay McGowan on December 12, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Navid Mansouri on August 14, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

Going into that contest, he had won against Craig O’Brien on December 19, 2019, by points in the 10th round at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had beaten Konrad Stempkowski on October 19, 2019, by points in the 8th round at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear.

He had drawn with Ted Cheeseman on June 21, 2019, by split draw in their BBBOC British Super Welterweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

Activity check

Cissokho's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Conway's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Cissokho vs Conway start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Cissokho vs Conway?

Cissokho vs Conway was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Cissokho vs Conway?

Souleymane Cissokho was a 29/100 (-340) favorite going into the contest, while Kieron Conway made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.