Frampton vs Traynor

Who won Frampton vs Traynor?

Carl Frampton beat Darren Traynor by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, August 15th, 2020, at BT Sport Studio, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Also on the undercard Michael Conlan was victorious over Sofiane Takoucht, and Archie Sharp beat Jeff Ofori.

Frampton vs Traynor stats

Back in August 2020, Carl Frampton stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Darren Traynor made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Frampton had an advantage in power over Traynor, with a 56% knockout percentage compared to Traynor's 44%.

Carl Frampton was the younger man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Both Carl Frampton and Darren Traynor fought out of an orthodox stance.

Frampton was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 years and 3 months earlier than Traynor, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 105 more professional rounds, totaling 218 compared to Traynor's 113.

Frampton vs Traynor form

Frampton had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Tyler McCreary on November 30, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Josh Warrington on December 22, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Luke Jackson on August 18, 2018, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO Interim World Featherweight championship fight at Windsor Park, Northern Ireland.

Before that, he had won against Nonito Donaire on April 21, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO Interim World Featherweight championship fight at The SSE Arena, Northern Ireland.

He had beaten Horacio Garcia on November 18, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The SSE Arena, Belfast.

Activity check

Frampton's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

Traynor's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.7 rounds on average.

What time did Frampton vs Traynor start?

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

Who broadcast Frampton vs Traynor?

The ESPN+ show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The BT Sport 2 broadcast of the card started at 8:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Frampton vs Traynor?

Carl Frampton was a 0/1 (-INF) favorite going into the contest, while Darren Traynor made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.