Kongo vs Formella

Who won Kongo vs Formella?

Chris Kongo beat Sebastian Formella by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, June 11th, 2022, at Wembley Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 97-94, 97-93, 98-92 in favor of winner Chris Kongo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 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 Richard Riakporhe beating Fabio Turchi. Also on the undercard Germaine Brown was overcome by Zak Chelli, and Lauren Price was victorious over Valgerdur Gudstensdottir.

Kongo vs Formella stats

Back in June 2022, Chris Kongo stepped into the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sebastian Formella made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Kongo had a slight advantage in power over Formella, with a 54% knockout percentage compared to Formella's 48%.

Chris Kongo was the younger man by 6 years, at 29 years old.

Kongo had a height advantage of 2 inches over Formella. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Chris Kongo and Sebastian Formella fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kongo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 2 years and 3 months later than Formella, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 88 fewer professional rounds, totaling 93 compared to Formella's 181.

Kongo vs Formella form

Kongo 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 lost to Michael McKinson on March 27, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar, Gibraltar.

Prior to that, he had defeated Luther Clay on August 22, 2020, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Fernando Valencia on April 20, 2019, by points in the 6th round at Lee Valley Leisure Complex, Athletics Centre, London.

Before that, he had won against Adam Grabiec on September 29, 2018, by points in the 6th round at York Hall, London.

He had beaten Arvydas Trizno on June 30, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at York Hall, London.

Formella had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Conor Benn on November 21, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Shawn Porter on August 22, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Microsoft Theater, LA, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Roberto Arriaza on January 18, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Edel-Optics.de Arena, Hamburg, Germany.

Before that, he had won against Thulani Mbenge on July 6, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at CU Arena Neugraben, Hamburg.

He had defeated Ilias Essaoudi on September 29, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Sporthalle, Hamburg.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sebastian Formella had been fighting more than Chris Kongo.

Going into this contest, Chris Kongo had last fought 1 year, 2 months and 15 days ago, while Sebastian Formella's last outing had been 1 year, 6 months and 21 days ago.

Kongo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

Formella's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time did Kongo vs Formella start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM BST at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Kongo vs Formella?

Kongo vs Formella was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK.

What were the odds on Kongo vs Formella?

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