Who won Metcalf vs Welborn?

James Metcalf beat Jason Welborn by knockout in the 8th round on Saturday 15th June 2019 at First Direct Arena in Leeds.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 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 beating Kid Galahad for the IBF World Featherweight championship. Also, on the undercard Zelfa Barrett beat Leon Woodstock for the CBC Commonwealth Super Featherweight belt.

Metcalf vs Welborn stats

James Metcalf stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jason Welborn made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 7 loses and 0 draws, with 7 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Metcalf had a large advantage in power over Welborn, boosting at 56% knock out percentage over Welborn's 29%.

James Metcalf was the younger man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Welborn had a height advantage of 3 inches over Metcalf.

Both James Metcalf & Jason Welborn fought out of an orthodox stance.

Metcalf was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 less fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 year and 11 months later than Welborn, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 62 less professional rounds, 143 to Welborn's 205.

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What time did Metcalf vs Welborn start?

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

Who broadcast Metcalf vs Welborn?

Metcalf vs Welborn was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Metcalf vs Welborn?

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