Conway vs Udofia

Who won Conway vs Udofia?

Kieron Conway beat Linus Udofia by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday 7th October 2023 at Sheffield Arena in Sheffield.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Leigh Wood beating Josh Warrington for the WBA World Featherweight championship. Also, on the undercard Terri Harper beat Cecilia Braekhus, Hopey Price defeated Connor Coghill, Nico Leivars was victorious over Ryan Walker, Koby McNamara beat Francisco Rodriguez and Cameron Vuong defeated Engel Gomez.

Conway vs Udofia stats

Back in October 2023, Kieron Conway stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 3 loses and 1 draw.

Linus Udofia made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Kieron Conway was the younger man by 3 years, at 27 years old.

Both Kieron Conway & Linus Udofia fought out of an orthodox stance.

Conway was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 11 months later than Udofia, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 41 more professional rounds, 156 to Udofia's 115.

Conway vs Udofia form

Kieron Conway had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams on 17th September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against James Metcalf on 9th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Echo Arena, Merseyside, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Souleymane Cissokho on 8th May 2021 by split decision in their 12 round contest at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States.

Before that, he had beat Macaulay McGowan on 12th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Navid Mansouri on 14th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

Udofia had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Denzel Bentley on 13th May 2022 by split decision in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Indigo at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Xhuljo Vrenozi on 2nd October 2021 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Wembley Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had defeated John Harding Jr on 4th October 2020 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

Before that, he had beat Tyler Denny on 30th November 2019 by majority decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London.

He had won against Liam Griffiths on 20th September 2019 by points in the 4th round at Indigo at The O2, London.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kieron Conway had been fighting more than Linus Udofia.

Going to this contest, Kieron Conway had last fought 1 year and 20 days ago, while Linus Udofia's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 24 days ago.

Conway's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

Udofia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did Conway vs Udofia start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM BST at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Conway vs Udofia?

Conway vs Udofia was broadcast on DAZN Global in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Conway vs Udofia?

Kieron Conway was a 11/10 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while Linus Udofia made his way into the ring at 73/100 (-140) with oddsmakers.