Eggington vs Jkitou

Who won Eggington vs Jkitou?

Sam Eggington beat Bilel Jkitou by split decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, September 10th, 2021, at Skydome, West Midlands.

The scorecards were announced as 117-112, 117-111, 116-112 in favor of winner Sam Eggington.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Pitters vs Daku.

Eggington vs Jkitou stats

Back in September 2021, Sam Eggington stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 7 losses, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Bilel Jkitou made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 15 wins and 0 draws, with 6 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Eggington had an advantage in power over Jkitou, with a 60% knockout percentage compared to Jkitou's 40%.

Sam Eggington was the older man by 31 years, at 28 years old.

Both Sam Eggington and Bilel Jkitou fought out of an orthodox stance.

Eggington was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 22 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 4 months earlier than Jkitou, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 138 more professional rounds, totaling 268 compared to Jkitou's 130.

Sam Eggington went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBC at middleweight.

Eggington vs Jkitou form

Eggington had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Carlos Molina on May 22, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Skydome, West Midlands, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Ted Cheeseman on August 1, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

Before that, he had beaten Orlando Fiordigiglio on September 19, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Tuscany Hall, Toscana, Italy.

He had lost to Liam Smith on March 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Eggington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Eggington vs Jkitou start?

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

Who broadcast Eggington vs Jkitou?

Eggington vs Jkitou was broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK.

What were the odds on Eggington vs Jkitou?

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