Gwynne vs Woodruff II

Who won Gwynne vs Woodruff II?

Gavin Gwynne beat Craig Woodruff by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, April 22nd, 2023, at Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov losing to Joe Cordina for the IBF World Junior Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Jordan Thompson beat Luke Watkins, Zelfa Barrett defeated Jason Sanchez, Sandy Ryan was victorious over Marie Pier Houle, and Skye Nicolson beat Linda Laura Lecca.

Gwynne vs Woodruff II stats

Back in April 2023, Gavin Gwynne stepped into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Craig Woodruff made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, with 4 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Woodruff had an advantage in power over Gwynne, with a 33% knockout percentage compared to Gwynne's 20%.

Gavin Gwynne was the older man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Both Gavin Gwynne and Craig Woodruff fought out of an orthodox stance.

Gwynne was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 years and 2 months later than Woodruff, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 25 more professional rounds, totaling 147 compared to Woodruff's 122.

Gwynne vs Woodruff II form

Gwynne had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Craig Woodruff on September 17, 2022, by majority draw in their BBBOC British Lightweight and CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship fight at Bolton Whites Hotel (De Vere Whites), Bolton, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Luke Willis on April 15, 2022, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Lightweight and BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Sean McComb on February 19, 2021, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship fight at Bolton Whites Hotel (formerly De Vere Whites), Bolton, Lancashire.

Before that, he had been beaten by James Tennyson on August 1, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

He had lost to Joe Cordina on August 31, 2019, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at O2 Arena, London.

Activity check

Gwynne's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Gwynne vs Woodruff II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:30 PM BST at Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom, which was 4:30 PM EST or 1:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Gwynne vs Woodruff II?

Gwynne vs Woodruff II was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Gwynne vs Woodruff II?

Gavin Gwynne was a 4/7 (-180) favorite going into the contest, while Craig Woodruff made his way into the ring at 6/4 (+150) with oddsmakers.