Kamanga vs Davies

Who won Kamanga vs Davies?

Ohara Davies beat Paul Kamanga by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, June 23rd, 2018, at The O2 Arena, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Roberto Garcia losing to Martin Murray. Also on the undercard Anthony Yarde beat Dariusz Sek, and Daniel Dubois defeated Tom Little.

Kamanga vs Davies stats

Back in June 2018, Paul Kamanga stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ohara Davies made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Davies had an advantage in power over Kamanga, with a 76% knockout percentage compared to Kamanga's 57%.

Paul Kamanga was the younger man by 1 year, at 25 years old.

Both Paul Kamanga and Ohara Davies fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kamanga was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 9 months earlier than Davies, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 6 fewer professional rounds, totaling 138 compared to Davies' 144.

Kamanga vs Davies form

Davies had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Tom Farrell on September 30, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Josh Taylor on July 8, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Braehead Arena, Glasgow.

Going into that contest, he had won against Derry Mathews on March 4, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at The O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had beaten Andrea Scarpa on November 26, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

He had defeated Chaquib Fadli on October 1, 2016, by knockout in the 2nd round at Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany.

Activity check

Davies' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Kamanga vs Davies start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

What were the odds on Kamanga vs Davies?

Paul Kamanga was a 10/1 (+1000) underdog going into the contest, while Ohara Davies made his way into the ring at 1/25 (-2500) with oddsmakers.