Saunders vs Adamu

Who won Saunders vs Adamu?

Billy Joe Saunders beat Charles Adamu by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, December 22nd, 2018, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Billy Joe Saunders.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Josh Warrington beating Carl Frampton for the IBF World Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Nathan Gorman beat Razvan Cojanu, Martin Murray was overcome by Hassan N’Dam, Liam Williams was victorious over Mark Heffron for the BBBOC British Middleweight championship, and Michael Conlan beat Jason Cunningham.

Saunders vs Adamu stats

Back in December 2018, Billy Joe Saunders stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 26 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Charles Adamu made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, with 25 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Adamu had a massive power advantage over Saunders, boasting a 78% knockout percentage compared to Saunders' 46%.

Billy Joe Saunders was the younger man by 12 years, at 29 years old.

Billy Joe Saunders fought out of the southpaw stance, while Charles Adamu was an orthodox fighter.

Saunders was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 7 years and 5 months later than Adamu, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 70 fewer professional rounds, totaling 222 compared to Adamu's 292.

Saunders vs Adamu form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against David Lemieux on December 16, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada.

Prior to that, he had won against Willie Monroe Jr on September 16, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Artur Akavov on December 3, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley.

Before that, he had defeated Andy Lee on December 19, 2015, by majority decision in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had won against Yoann Bloyer on July 24, 2015, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Wembley Arena, London.

Activity check

Saunders' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Saunders vs Adamu start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 5:00 PM GMT at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 12:00 PM EST or 9:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Saunders vs Adamu?

Saunders vs Adamu was broadcast on BT Sport Box Office in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Saunders vs Adamu?

Billy Joe Saunders was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Charles Adamu made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.