Eggington vs Cheeseman

Who won Eggington vs Cheeseman?

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

The scorecards were announced as 116-113, 115-114, 116-113 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, James Tennyson beat Gavin Gwynne for the BBBOC British Lightweight belt, Dalton Smith defeated Nathan Bennett, and Dean Dodge was defeated by Reece Bellotti.

Eggington vs Cheeseman stats

Back in August 2020, Sam Eggington stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 6 losses, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

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

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

Sam Eggington was the older man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

Eggington had a height advantage of 1 inch over Cheeseman.

Both Sam Eggington and 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 120 more professional rounds, totaling 268 compared to Cheeseman's 148.

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

Eggington vs Cheeseman form

Sam Eggington had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Orlando Fiordigiglio on September 19, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Tuscany Hall, Toscana, Italy.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Liam Smith on March 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Mohamed Mimoune on October 7, 2017, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had won against Ceferino Rodriguez on May 13, 2017, by knockout in the 10th round at Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, Afghanistan.

He had beaten Paulie Malignaggi on March 4, 2017, by knockout in the 9th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

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 October 19, 2019, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Welterweight championship fight at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Kieron Conway on June 21, 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 February 2, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at O2 Arena, London.

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

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

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Sam Eggington had last fought 10 months and 13 days ago, while Ted Cheeseman's last outing had been 9 months and 13 days ago.

Eggington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Cheeseman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 6 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 began at 3:00 PM EST / 12:00 PM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (BST).

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.