Eggington vs Cheeseman

Who won Eggington vs Cheeseman?

Ted Cheeseman beat Sam Eggington by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 1st August 2020 at Matchroom Fight Camp in Essex.

The scorecards were announced as 113-116, 114-115, 113-116 in favor of winner Ted Cheeseman.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 KG).

Also, on the undercard Fabio Wardley was victorious over Simon Vallily, Jordan Gill beat Reece Bellotti, James Tennyson defeated Gavin Gwynne for the BBBOC British Lightweight title and Dalton Smith was victorious over Nathan Bennett.

Eggington vs Cheeseman stats

Sam Eggington stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 6 loses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Ted Cheeseman made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, with 9 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Eggington had a slight advantage in power over Cheeseman, with a 61% knock out percentage over Cheeseman's 60%.

Sam Eggington was the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Eggington had a height advantage of 1 inch over Cheeseman.

Both Sam Eggington & Ted Cheeseman fought out of an orthodox stance.

Eggington was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 11 months earlier than Cheeseman, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 108 more professional rounds, 256 to Cheeseman's 148.

Sam Eggington went into the fight ranked number 5 by the IBF at super welterweight.

Eggington vs Cheeseman form

Eggington 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 lost to Dennis Hogan on 8th October 2022 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Broadmeadow, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

Previous to that, he had won against Przemyslaw Zysk on 25th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Skydome, West Midlands, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beat Bilel Jkitou on 10th September 2021 by split decision in their 12 round contest at Skydome, West Midlands.

Before that, he had defeated Carlos Molina on 22nd May 2021 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Skydome, West Midlands.

He had won against Ashley Theophane on 11th December 2020 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Fly By Nite Rehearsal Studios, Worcestershire.

Cheeseman had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Scott Fitzgerald on 19th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Welterweight championship fight at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had drawn with Kieron Conway on 21st June 2019 by split draw in their BBBOC British Super Welterweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Sergio Garcia on 2nd February 2019 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had defeated Asinia Byfield on 27th October 2018 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Welterweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London.

He had beat Paul Upton on 6th June 2018 by technical knockout in the 4th round at York Hall, London.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sam Eggington had been fighting more than Ted Cheeseman.

Going to this contest, Sam Eggington had last fought 7 months and 20 days ago, while Ted Cheeseman's last outing had been 3 years, 7 months and 9 days ago.

Eggington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Cheeseman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Eggington vs Cheeseman start?

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

Who broadcast Eggington vs Cheeseman?

The DAZN show is expected to begin at 3:00 PM EST / 12:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card is expected to start at 7:00 PM (BTS).

What were the odds on Eggington vs Cheeseman?

Sam Eggington was a 3/1 (+300) underdog going into the contest, while Ted Cheeseman made his way into the ring at 1/4 (-400) with oddsmakers.