Jenkins vs Taylor

Who won Jenkins vs Taylor?

Chris Jenkins drew with Liam Taylor by technical draw in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 30th, 2019, at Arena Birmingham, West Midlands.

The scorecards were announced , meaning it was a technical draw.

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 Zolani Tete losing to John Riel Casimero for the WBO World Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Sam Bowen was overcome by Anthony Cacace for the BBBOC British Super Featherweight belt, Lerrone Richards was victorious over Lennox Clarke for the BBBOC British Super Middleweight title, Sam Maxwell beat Connor Parker, and Shabaz Masoud defeated Stefan Nicolae.

Jenkins vs Taylor stats

Back in November 2019, Chris Jenkins stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 3 losses, and 2 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Liam Taylor made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Taylor had an advantage in power over Jenkins, with a 48% knockout percentage compared to Jenkins' 36%.

Chris Jenkins was the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Both Chris Jenkins and Liam Taylor fought out of an orthodox stance.

Jenkins was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 months later than Taylor, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 52 more professional rounds, totaling 187 compared to Taylor's 135.

Jenkins vs Taylor form

Chris Jenkins had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Paddy Gallagher on August 3, 2019, by technical decision in their CBC Commonwealth Welterweight championship fight at Marquee, Falls Park, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Johnny Garton on March 8, 2019, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Welterweight championship fight at Royal Albert Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Edvinas Puplauskas on February 2, 2019, by points in the 6th round at The Neon, Wales.

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

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

Activity check

Jenkins' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Jenkins vs Taylor start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM GMT at Arena Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Jenkins vs Taylor?

Jenkins vs Taylor was broadcast on BT Sport 2 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Jenkins vs Taylor?

Chris Jenkins was a 9/25 (-280) favorite going into the contest, while Liam Taylor made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.