Metcalf vs Pennington

Who won Metcalf vs Pennington?

James Metcalf beat Courtney Pennington by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, December 10th, 2022, at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner James Metcalf.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Josh Warrington losing to Luis Alberto Lopez for the IBF World Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Felix Cash beat Celso Neves, Ebanie Bridges defeated Shannon O’Connell, Shannon Courtenay was victorious over Gemma Ruegg, Hopey Price beat Jonathan Santana, and Rhiannon Dixon defeated Kristine Shergold.

Metcalf vs Pennington stats

Back in December 2022, James Metcalf stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Courtney Pennington made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 5 losses and 3 draws.

James Metcalf was the younger man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Metcalf had a height advantage of 1 inch over Pennington.

Both James Metcalf and Courtney Pennington fought out of an orthodox stance.

Metcalf's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Pennington's, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 8 months earlier than Pennington, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 5 fewer professional rounds, totaling 155 compared to Pennington's 160.

James Metcalf went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA at super welterweight.

Activity check

Metcalf's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Metcalf vs Pennington start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM GMT at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom, which was 1:00 PM EST or 10:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Metcalf vs Pennington?

Metcalf vs Pennington was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Metcalf vs Pennington?

James Metcalf was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Courtney Pennington made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.