Farooq vs Williams

Who won Farooq vs Williams?

Ukashir Farooq beat Kyle Williams by technical knockout in the 5th round on Thursday, April 25th, 2019, at Radisson Blu Hotel, Scotland.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

Farooq vs Williams stats

Back in April 2019, Ukashir Farooq stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kyle Williams made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 10 wins and 0 draws, with 3 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Farooq had a slight advantage in power over Williams, with a 36% knockout percentage compared to Williams' 30%.

Ukashir Farooq was the younger man by 4 years, at 23 years old.

Both Ukashir Farooq and Kyle Williams fought out of an orthodox stance.

Farooq was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 months earlier than Williams, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 26 more professional rounds, totaling 108 compared to Williams' 82.

Farooq vs Williams form

Farooq had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Iain Butcher on November 30, 2018, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Bantamweight championship fight at Emirates Arena, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Jamie Wilson on September 27, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Bantamweight championship fight at St.Andrew's Sporting Club, Scotland.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jose Hernandez on June 16, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Lagoon Leisure Centre, Scotland.

Before that, he had defeated Scott Allan on November 23, 2017, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Radisson Blu Hotel, Scotland.

He had won against Georgi Andonov on September 21, 2017, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Radisson Blu Hotel, Scotland.

Activity check

Farooq's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

What time did Farooq vs Williams start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM BST at Radisson Blu Hotel, Scotland, United Kingdom, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Farooq vs Williams?

Farooq vs Williams was broadcast on BBC in the UK.

What were the odds on Farooq vs Williams?

Ukashir Farooq was a 7/50 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Kyle Williams made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.