Noakes vs Ceglia

Who won Noakes vs Ceglia?

Sam Noakes beat Gianluca Ceglia by technical knockout in the 8th round on Friday, September 6th, 2024, at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Sam Noakes.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Abdulah vs Stewart for the CBC Commonwealth Featherweight championship.

Noakes vs Ceglia stats

Back in September 2024, Sam Noakes stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Gianluca Ceglia made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw.

Sam Noakes was the younger man by 8 years, at 27 years old.

Both Sam Noakes and Gianluca Ceglia fought out of an orthodox stance.

Noakes was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 9 years and 11 months later than Ceglia, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 109 fewer professional rounds, totaling 77 compared to Ceglia's 186.

Sam Noakes went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBC, and 5 by the WBO at lightweight.

Noakes vs Ceglia form

Noakes remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Yvan Mendy on April 20, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Lewis Sylvester on February 10, 2024, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their CBC Commonwealth Lightweight and BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Carlos Perez on December 1, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Before that, he had won against Karthik Sathish Kumar on April 15, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick.

He had beaten Calvin McCord on November 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship fight at O2 Arena, Greenwich.

Activity check

Noakes' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

What time did Noakes vs Ceglia start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Noakes vs Ceglia?

Noakes vs Ceglia was broadcast on TNT Sports 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on Noakes vs Ceglia?

Sam Noakes was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Gianluca Ceglia made his way into the ring at 14/1 (+1400) with oddsmakers.