Ennis vs Clayton

Who won Ennis vs Clayton?

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis beat Custio Clayton by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, May 14th, 2022, at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This contest was a final eliminator for the vacant IBF welterweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jermell Charlo beating Brian Carlos Castano for the WBC World Super Welterweight, WBA Super World Super Welterweight, IBF World Junior Middleweight and WBO World Junior Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Marlon Tapales beat Jose Estrella.

Ennis vs Clayton stats

Back in May 2022, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 28 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 26 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Custio Clayton made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 19 wins and 1 draw, with 12 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Ennis had a large advantage in power over Clayton, boasting a 93% knockout percentage compared to Clayton's 63%.

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis was the younger man by 9 years, at 25 years old.

Ennis had a height advantage of 1 inch over Clayton. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Custio Clayton fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ennis was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 4 months later than Clayton, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 127 fewer professional rounds, totaling 0 compared to Clayton's 127.

Ennis vs Clayton form

Ennis remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Thomas Dulorme on October 30, 2021, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Sergey Lipinets on April 10, 2021, by knockout in the 6th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Going into that contest, his fight against Chris Van Heerden on December 19, 2020 ended in a no contest at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

Before that, he had beaten Juan Carlos Abreu on September 19, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

He had defeated Bakhtiyar Eyubov on January 10, 2020, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Ocean Resort Casino, New Jersey.

Clayton had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Sergey Lipinets on October 24, 2020, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Diego Ramirez on January 28, 2020, by knockout in the 8th round at The Danforth Music Hall, Ontario, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Johan Perez on June 29, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Scotiabank Convention Centre, Ontario.

Before that, he had beaten DeMarcus Corley on March 29, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round at The Mattamy Events Center, Ontario.

He had won against Stephen Danyo on May 26, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Centre Videotron, Quebec.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis had been fighting more than Custio Clayton.

Going into this contest, Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis had last fought 6 months and 14 days ago, while Custio Clayton's last outing had been 1 year, 6 months and 20 days ago.

Ennis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Clayton's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Ennis vs Clayton start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ennis vs Clayton?

Ennis vs Clayton was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by YouTube UK.

What were the odds on Ennis vs Clayton?

Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis was a 7/100 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while Custio Clayton made his way into the ring at 15/2 (+750) with oddsmakers.