Fawaz vs James

Who won Fawaz vs James?

Bilal Fawaz beat Eithan James by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, October 3rd, 2026, at Utilita Arena, Birmingham.

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).

This final_eliminator appeared on the undercard of Ben Whittaker beating Conor Wallace for the IBF World Light Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Sean Bruce lost to Hamza Uddin for the BBBOC British Flyweight and CBC Commonwealth Flyweight belts.

Fawaz vs James stats

Bilal Fawaz stepped into the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 4 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Eithan James made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

The stats suggested Fawaz had a massive power advantage over James, boasting a 33% knockout percentage compared to James' 0%.

Bilal Fawaz was the older man by 12 years, at 38 years old.

Fawaz had a height advantage of 2 inches over James.

Both Bilal Fawaz and Eithan James fought out of an orthodox stance.

Fawaz was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 2 years and 4 months later than James, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 44 fewer professional rounds, totaling 100 compared to James' 144.

Bilal Fawaz went into the fight ranked number 14 by the IBF at super welterweight.

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Fawaz's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.3 rounds on average.

James' last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.5 rounds on average.

What time did Fawaz vs James start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM BST at Utilita Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Fawaz vs James?

Fawaz vs James was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Fawaz vs James?

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