Gallagher vs Jenkins

Who won Gallagher vs Jenkins?

Chris Jenkins beat Paddy Gallagher by technical decision in their 9 round contest on Saturday 3rd August 2019 at Marquee, Falls Park in Northern Ireland.

The scorecards were announced as 86-85, 86-85, 86-85 in favor of winner Chris Jenkins.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Michael Conlan beating Diego Alberto Ruiz. Also, on the undercard Luke Keeler defeated Luis Arias.

Gallagher vs Jenkins stats

Back in August 2019, Chris Jenkins stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 3 loses and 2 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Paddy Gallagher made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 5 loses and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Gallagher had a large advantage in power over Jenkins, boosting at 63% knock out percentage over Jenkins' 38%.

Chris Jenkins was the same age as Paddy Gallagher, at 31 years old.

Both Chris Jenkins & Paddy Gallagher fought out of an orthodox stance.

Jenkins was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 7 months earlier than Gallagher, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 84 more professional rounds, 187 to Gallagher's 103.

Gallagher vs Jenkins form

Chris Jenkins had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Johnny Garton on 8th March 2019 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Welterweight championship fight at Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Edvinas Puplauskas on 2nd February 2019 by points in the 6th round at The Neon, Wales.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Darragh Foley on 24th August 2018 by technical draw at Emirates Arena, Scotland.

Before that, he had been beaten by Akeem Ennis-Brown on 12th May 2018 by technical decision in their 5 round contest at GL1 Leisure Centre, Gloucestershire.

He had beat Arvydas Trizno on 22nd December 2017 by points in the 6th round at Active Living Centre, Wales.

Activity check

Jenkins' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Gallagher vs Jenkins start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Marquee, Falls Park, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Gallagher vs Jenkins?

Gallagher vs Jenkins was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on Gallagher vs Jenkins?

Chris Jenkins was a 33/100 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while Paddy Gallagher made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.