Davies vs Cunningham

Who won Davies vs Cunningham?

Liam Davies beat Jason Cunningham by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday 29th July 2023 at Telford International Centre in Telford.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 KG).

The undercard featured the clash of James vs Moorcroft.

Davies vs Cunningham stats

Back in July 2023, Liam Davies stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Jason Cunningham made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 7 loses and 0 draws.

Liam Davies was the younger man by 7 years, at 27 years old.

Davies had a height advantage of 3 inches over Cunningham. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Liam Davies fought out of the orthodox stance, while Jason Cunningham was a southpaw.

Davies was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 26 less fights, and made his debut in 2018, 7 year later than Cunningham, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 195 less professional rounds, 78 to Cunningham's 273.

Liam Davies went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBC and 6 by the IBF at super bantamweight.

Jason Cunningham was ranked number 13 by the WBC and 11 by the WBO in the 122lb division.

Davies vs Cunningham form

Davies remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ionut Baluta on 19th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Telford International Centre, Telford, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Marc Leach on 11th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Bantamweight championship fight at Telford International Centre, Shropshire.

Going into that contest, he had beat Dixon Flores on 9th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Utilita Arena, West Midlands.

Before that, he had defeated Raymond Commey on 28th August 2021 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Utilita Arena, West Midlands.

He had won against Stefan Slavchev on 5th June 2021 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Telford International Centre, Shropshire.

Cunningham had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Miguel Gonzalez on 25th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Telford International Centre, Telford, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Zolani Tete on 2nd July 2022 by knockout in the 4th round in their CBC Commonwealth Super Bantamweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Terry Le Couviour on 16th April 2022 by knockout in the 6th round at Telford International Centre, Shropshire.

Before that, he had beat Brad Foster on 9th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Super Bantamweight and BBBOC British Super Bantamweight championship fight at Arena Birmingham, West Midlands.

He had won against Gamal Yafai on 15th May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Liam Davies had been fighting more than Jason Cunningham.

Going to this contest, Liam Davies had last fought 8 months and 10 days ago, while Jason Cunningham's last outing had been 4 months and 4 days ago.

Davies' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Cunningham's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Davies vs Cunningham start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Telford International Centre, Telford, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Davies vs Cunningham?

Davies vs Cunningham was broadcast on TNT Sports 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on Davies vs Cunningham?

Liam Davies was a 1/6 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Jason Cunningham made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.