Ritson vs Davies Jnr

Who won Ritson vs Davies Jnr?

Lewis Ritson beat Robbie Davies Jnr by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 19th, 2019, at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear.

The scorecards were announced as 117-112, 116-112, 116-112 in favor of winner Lewis Ritson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

Also on the undercard Ted Cheeseman was defeated by Scott Fitzgerald for the BBBOC British Super Welterweight championship, and Martin Bakole beat Kevin Johnson.

Ritson vs Davies Jnr stats

Back in October 2019, Lewis Ritson stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Robbie Davies Jnr made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Davies Jnr had a slight advantage in power over Ritson, with a 68% knockout percentage compared to Ritson's 63%.

Lewis Ritson was the younger man by 4 years, at 26 years old.

Ritson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Davies Jnr. That also extended to a 10-inch reach advantage.

Both Lewis Ritson and Robbie Davies Jnr fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ritson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 9 months later than Davies Jnr, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 18 fewer professional rounds, totaling 173 compared to Davies Jnr's 191.

Lewis Ritson went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA at super lightweight.

Robbie Davies Jnr was ranked number 7 by the WBA, 15 by the WBC, and 9 by the IBF in the 140lb division.

Ritson vs Davies Jnr form

Lewis Ritson had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Marek Jedrzejewski on August 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Exhibition Centre, Merseyside, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Francesco Patera on October 13, 2018, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Metro Radio Arena, Tyne and Wear.

Going into that contest, he had won against Paul Hyland Jnr on June 16, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at Metro Radio Arena, Tyne and Wear.

Before that, he had beaten Scott Cardle on March 24, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

He had defeated Joe Murray on February 25, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at Victoria Warehouse Hotel, Manchester.

Davies Jnr had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Joe Hughes on March 30, 2019, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Glenn Foot on October 13, 2018, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight championship fight at Newcastle, Tyne and Wear.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Michal Syrowatka on March 31, 2018, by technical knockout in the 12th round at BT Convention Centre, Merseyside.

Before that, he had lost to Michal Syrowatka on July 15, 2017, by technical knockout in the 12th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

He had been beaten by Michal Syrowatka on July 15, 2017, by technical knockout in the 12th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Lewis Ritson had been fighting more than Robbie Davies Jnr.

Going into this contest, Lewis Ritson had last fought 2 months and 17 days ago, while Robbie Davies Jnr's last outing had been 6 months and 19 days ago.

Ritson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Davies Jnr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Ritson vs Davies Jnr start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Ritson vs Davies Jnr?

The DAZN show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Ritson vs Davies Jnr?

Lewis Ritson was a 18/25 (-140) favorite going into the contest, while Robbie Davies Jnr made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.