Cox vs Taylor

Who won Cox vs Taylor?

Jamie Cox beat Lewis Taylor by technical decision in their 9 round contest on Saturday, May 27th, 2017, at Bramall Lane Football Ground, Sheffield.

The scorecards were announced as 88-83, 88-83, 87-84 in favor of winner Jamie Cox.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

Cox vs Taylor stats

Back in May 2017, Jamie Cox stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lewis Taylor made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 3 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Cox had a massive power advantage over Taylor, boasting a 57% knockout percentage compared to Taylor's 16%.

Jamie Cox was the older man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Jamie Cox fought out of the southpaw stance, while Lewis Taylor was an orthodox fighter.

Cox was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 4 years and 3 months earlier than Taylor, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 27 fewer professional rounds, totaling 115 compared to Taylor's 142.

Cox vs Taylor form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Martin Fidel Rios on October 22, 2016, by points in the 10th round at Bolton Whites Hotel (formerly De Vere Whites), Bolton, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ferenc Albert on November 7, 2015, by technical knockout in the 1st round at National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Blas Miguel Martinez on July 24, 2015, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Alistair Warren on February 14, 2015, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Civic Hall, Wolverhampton.

He had beaten Matiouze Royer on June 15, 2013, by points in the 6th round at Oasis Leisure Centre, Swindon.

Activity check

Cox's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

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