Kennedy vs Askin

Who won Kennedy vs Askin?

Matty Askin beat Craig Kennedy by knockout in the 6th round on Friday, May 26th, 2017, at Motorpoint Arena, Wales.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

Kennedy vs Askin stats

Back in May 2017, Craig Kennedy stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Matty Askin made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Askin had an advantage in power over Kennedy, with a 62% knockout percentage compared to Kennedy's 50%.

Craig Kennedy was the older man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Askin had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kennedy.

Both Craig Kennedy and Matty Askin fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kennedy was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 3 months later than Askin, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 57 fewer professional rounds, totaling 92 compared to Askin's 149.

Kennedy vs Askin form

Askin 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 beaten Tommy McCarthy on November 19, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Victoria Warehouse, Trafford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Tommy McCarthy on November 19, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Victoria Warehouse, Trafford Road, Lancashire.

Going into that contest, he had won against Simon Barclay on March 12, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Before that, he had beaten Jiri Svacina on December 12, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Winter Gardens, Lancashire.

He had been beaten by Ovill McKenzie on March 27, 2015, by majority decision in their BBBOC British Cruiserweight and CBC Commonwealth Cruiserweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

Activity check

Askin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

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