Cheeseman vs Fitzgerald

Who won Cheeseman vs Fitzgerald?

Scott Fitzgerald beat Ted Cheeseman by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 19th, 2019, at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear.

The scorecards were announced as 116-113, 115-113, 116-113 in favor of winner Scott Fitzgerald.

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 fight appeared on the undercard of Lewis Ritson beating Robbie Davies Jnr. Also on the undercard Martin Bakole Ilunga beat Kevin Johnson.

Cheeseman vs Fitzgerald stats

Back in October 2019, Ted Cheeseman stepped into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Scott Fitzgerald made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 13 wins and 0 draws, with 9 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Fitzgerald had a slight advantage in power over Cheeseman, with a 69% knockout percentage compared to Cheeseman's 60%.

Ted Cheeseman was the younger man by 4 years, at 24 years old.

Both Ted Cheeseman and Scott Fitzgerald fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cheeseman was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 months earlier than Fitzgerald, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 77 more professional rounds, totaling 148 compared to Fitzgerald's 71.

Ted Cheeseman went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBA at super welterweight.

Cheeseman vs Fitzgerald form

Cheeseman had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, 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, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Sergio Garcia on February 2, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against Asinia Byfield on October 27, 2018, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Welterweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London.

Before that, he had beaten Paul Upton on June 6, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at York Hall, London.

He had defeated Carson Jones on February 3, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

Fitzgerald remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Anthony Fowler on March 30, 2019, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Radoslav Mitev on March 2, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round at O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Craig Morris on October 8, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Arena Birmingham, West Midlands.

Before that, he had beaten Laszlo Fazekas on April 21, 2018, by points in the 8th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

He had won against Ishmael Tetteh on March 25, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Victoria Warehouse Hotel, Lancashire.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Ted Cheeseman had last fought 3 months and 28 days ago, while Scott Fitzgerald's last outing had been 6 months and 19 days ago.

Cheeseman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Fitzgerald's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Cheeseman vs Fitzgerald start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Cheeseman vs Fitzgerald?

Cheeseman vs Fitzgerald was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Cheeseman vs Fitzgerald?

Ted Cheeseman was a 7/4 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Scott Fitzgerald made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.