Ogogo vs Cunningham

Who won Ogogo vs Cunningham?

Craig Cunningham beat Anthony Ogogo by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday 22nd October 2016 at Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 KG).

Ogogo vs Cunningham stats

Back in October 2016, Anthony Ogogo stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Craig Cunningham made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 3 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Ogogo had a massive power advantage over Cunningham, boosting at 64% knock out percentage over Cunningham's 19%.

Anthony Ogogo was the same age as Craig Cunningham, at 28 years old.

Ogogo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Cunningham.

Anthony Ogogo fought out of the orthodox stance, while Craig Cunningham was a southpaw.

Ogogo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 4 months later than Cunningham, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 51 less professional rounds, 53 to Cunningham's 104.

Ogogo vs Cunningham form

Ogogo 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 defeated Bronislav Kubin on 16th July 2016 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Germany.

Previous to that, he had defeated Frane Radnic on 25th June 2016 by technical knockout in the 1st round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beat Gary Cooper on 28th May 2016 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.

Before that, he had won against Ruslan Schelev on 18th July 2015 by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, Germany.

He had beat Wayne Reed on 12th July 2014 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Cunningham had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Jason Welborn on 16th July 2016 by points in the 10th round at PLAYFOOTBALL, 20 Great King Street North, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Ryan Aston on 21st May 2016 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Town Hall, Dudley.

Going into that contest, he had won against Adam Jones on 17th October 2015 by points in the 6th round at Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, UK.

Before that, he had defeated Marcus Le Doux on 20th June 2015 by points in the 8th round at Holte Suite, Villa Park, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

He had beat Dan Blackwell on 28th March 2015 by points in the 4th round at Holte Suite, Villa Park, Birmingham.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Craig Cunningham had been fighting more than Anthony Ogogo.

Going to this contest, Anthony Ogogo had last fought 3 months and 6 days ago, while Craig Cunningham's last outing had been 3 months and 6 days ago.

Ogogo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Cunningham's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Ogogo vs Cunningham start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM UTC at Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, UK, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ogogo vs Cunningham?

Ogogo vs Cunningham was broadcast on Sky Sports 2 in the UK.

What were the odds on Ogogo vs Cunningham?

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