Maxwell vs Fields

Who won Maxwell vs Fields?

Sam Maxwell beat Ben Fields on points over 8 rounds on Friday, March 26th, 2021, at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.

The scorecards were announced as 79-73 in favor of winner Sam Maxwell.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Zach Parker beating Vaughn Alexander. Also on the undercard Brad Foster beat Alvaro Rodriguez.

Maxwell vs Fields stats

Back in March 2021, Sam Maxwell stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ben Fields made his way to the ring with a record of 10 wins, 9 losses and 2 draws.

The stats suggested Maxwell had a massive power advantage over Fields, boasting a 79% knockout percentage compared to Fields' 0%.

Sam Maxwell was the older man by 36 years, at 33 years old.

Both Sam Maxwell and Ben Fields fought out of an orthodox stance.

Maxwell was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 9 months earlier than Fields, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 1 fewer professional rounds, totaling 109 compared to Fields' 110.

Sam Maxwell went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBO at super lightweight.

Maxwell vs Fields form

Maxwell had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Joe Hughes on August 29, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at BT Sport Studio, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Connor Parker on November 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Arena Birmingham, West Midlands.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Oscar Amador on July 12, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round at Olympia, Merseyside.

Before that, he had defeated Sabri Sediri on March 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Leicester Arena, Leicestershire.

He had won against Jamie Quinn on December 22, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

Activity check

Maxwell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

What time did Maxwell vs Fields start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM GMT at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Maxwell vs Fields?

Maxwell vs Fields was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on Maxwell vs Fields?

Sam Maxwell was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Ben Fields made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.