Langford vs Welborn

Who won Langford vs Welborn?

Jason Welborn beat Tommy Langford by split decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, May 4th, 2018, at Town Hall, West Midlands.

The scorecards were announced as 114-113, 114-113, 115-113 in favor of winner Jason Welborn.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Langford vs Welborn stats

Back in May 2018, Tommy Langford stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jason Welborn made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Welborn had a slight advantage in power over Langford, with a 32% knockout percentage compared to Langford's 30%.

Tommy Langford was the younger man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Both Tommy Langford and Jason Welborn fought out of an orthodox stance.

Langford was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 years and 8 months later than Welborn, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 32 fewer professional rounds, totaling 173 compared to Welborn's 205.

Langford vs Welborn form

Langford had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jack Arnfield on February 17, 2018, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Avtandil Khurtsidze on April 22, 2017, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Leicester Arena, Leicester.

Going into that contest, he had won against Sam Sheedy on November 26, 2016, by split decision in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff.

Before that, he had beaten Timo Laine on July 16, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff.

He had defeated Lewis Taylor on March 12, 2016, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Activity check

Langford's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

Welborn's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.5 rounds on average.

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