Who won Ritson vs Davies Jnr?
Lewis Ritson beat Robbie Davies Jnr by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 19th October 2019 at Newcastle Arena in 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 Ilunga beat Kevin Johnson.
Ritson vs Davies Jnr stats
Lewis Ritson stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
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 knock out.
The stats suggested Davies Jnr had a slight advantage in power over Ritson, with a 68% knock out percentage over Ritson's 63%.
Lewis Ritson was the younger man by 4 years, at 29 years old.
Both Lewis Ritson & 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 11 less professional rounds, 154 to Davies Jnr's 165.
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 2nd August 2019 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Exhibition Centre, Merseyside, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Francesco Patera on 13th October 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 16th June 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 beat Scott Cardle on 24th March 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 25th February 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 Javier Molina on 21st May 2022 by split decision in their 10 round contest at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had won against Henry Lundy on 11th December 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Echo Arena, Merseyside.
Going into that contest, he had lost to Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela on 20th February 2021 by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Arena, London.
Before that, he had been beaten by Lewis Ritson on 19th October 2019 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear.
He had defeated Joe Hughes on 30th March 2019 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Robbie Davies Jnr had been fighting more than Lewis Ritson.
Going to this contest, Lewis Ritson had last fought 3 years, 7 months and 28 days ago, while Robbie Davies Jnr's last outing had been 10 months and 9 days ago.
Ritson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 6 days. 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 4 years, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 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 is expected to begin at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The Sky Sports Action broadcast of the card is expected to start at 7:00 PM (BTS).
What were the odds on Ritson vs Davies Jnr?
Lewis Ritson was a 18/25 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Robbie Davies Jnr made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.
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