Clay vs Kongo

Who won Clay vs Kongo?

Chris Kongo beat Luther Clay by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, August 22nd, 2020, at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

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 Dillian Whyte losing to Alexander Povetkin for the WBC World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Katie Taylor beat Delfine Persoon, Jack Cullen defeated Zak Chelli, and Alen Babic was victorious over Shawndell Terell Winters.

Clay vs Kongo stats

Back in August 2020, Luther Clay stepped into the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Chris Kongo made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 11 wins and 0 draws, with 6 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Kongo had an advantage in power over Clay, with a 55% knockout percentage compared to Clay's 38%.

Luther Clay was the younger man by 2 years, at 25 years old.

Kongo had a height advantage of 3 inches over Clay.

Both Luther Clay and Chris Kongo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Clay was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 months earlier than Kongo, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, totaling 101 compared to Kongo's 99.

Luther Clay went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBO at welterweight.

Activity check

Kongo's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

What time did Clay vs Kongo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:30 PM BST at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom, which was 3:30 PM EST or 12:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Clay vs Kongo?

Clay vs Kongo was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Clay vs Kongo?

Luther Clay was a 6/5 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while Chris Kongo made his way into the ring at 67/100 (-150) with oddsmakers.