Foster vs Cunningham

Who won Foster vs Cunningham?

Jason Cunningham beat Brad Foster by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 9th, 2021, at Arena Birmingham, West Midlands.

The scorecards were announced as 115-114, 116-112, 114-113 in favor of winner Jason Cunningham.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

Also on the undercard Ekow Essuman beat Danny Ball for the CBC Commonwealth Welterweight and BBBOC British Welterweight championship, and Callum Johnson defeated Server Emurlaev.

Foster vs Cunningham stats

Back in October 2021, Brad Foster stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 2 draws, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jason Cunningham made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Foster had an advantage in power over Cunningham, with a 36% knockout percentage compared to Cunningham's 21%.

Brad Foster was the younger man by 8 years, at 24 years old.

Cunningham had a height advantage of 1 inch over Foster.

Brad Foster fought out of the orthodox stance, while Jason Cunningham was a southpaw.

Foster was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 11 months later than Cunningham, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 125 fewer professional rounds, totaling 148 compared to Cunningham's 273.

Brad Foster went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBO, and 10 by the IBF at super bantamweight.

Jason Cunningham was ranked number 12 by the IBF in the 122lb division.

Foster vs Cunningham form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Alvaro Rodriguez on March 26, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated James Beech Jnr on July 10, 2020, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Super Bantamweight and BBBOC British Super Bantamweight championship fight at BT Sport Studio, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Lucien Reid on February 22, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their BBBOC British Super Bantamweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had drawn with Lucien Reid on September 14, 2019, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their BBBOC British Super Bantamweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

He had won against Ashley Lane on May 18, 2019, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their CBC Commonwealth Super Bantamweight and BBBOC British Super Bantamweight championship fight at Lamex Stadium, Hertfordshire.

Jason Cunningham had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Gamal Yafai on May 15, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Lancashire, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Michael Horabin on February 22, 2020, by points in the 4th round at Doncaster Dome, Yorkshire.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Adam Hutchinson on October 4, 2019, by points in the 6th round at Doncaster Dome, Yorkshire.

Before that, he had won against Michael Mooney on July 19, 2019, by points in the 4th round at Magna Centre, Yorkshire.

He had been beaten by Michael Conlan on December 22, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Brad Foster had been fighting more than Jason Cunningham.

Going into this contest, Brad Foster had last fought 6 months and 13 days ago, while Jason Cunningham's last outing had been 4 months and 24 days ago.

Foster's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

Cunningham's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Foster vs Cunningham start?

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

Who broadcast Foster vs Cunningham?

Foster vs Cunningham was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on Foster vs Cunningham?

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