Skeete vs Singleton

Who won Skeete vs Singleton?

Bradley Skeete beat Shayne Singleton by technical knockout in the 5th round on Friday 2nd June 2017 at Brentwood Centre in Brentwood.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).

Skeete vs Singleton stats

Back in June 2017, Bradley Skeete stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 0  draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Shayne Singleton made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 8 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Skeete had a slight advantage in power over Singleton, with a 44% knock out percentage over Singleton's 35%.

Bradley Skeete was the older man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Both Bradley Skeete & Shayne Singleton fought out of an orthodox stance.

Skeete was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 2 months later than Singleton, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 57 more professional rounds, 207 to Singleton's 150.

Bradley Skeete went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBO and 6 by the IBF at welterweight.

Skeete vs Singleton form

Skeete had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against John Thain on 25th November 2016 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Welterweight championship fight at Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Alexandre Lepelley on 16th July 2016 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff.

Going into that contest, he had beat Sam Eggington on 5th March 2016 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Welterweight and CBC Commonwealth Welterweight championship fight at Genting Arena, Birmingham.

Before that, he had defeated Stevie Williams on 23rd November 2015 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hilton Hotel, Mayfair.

He had won against Mark Thompson on 26th September 2015 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Wembley Arena, London.

Activity check

Skeete's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Skeete vs Singleton start?

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

Who broadcast Skeete vs Singleton?

Skeete vs Singleton was broadcast on BoxNation in the UK.

What were the odds on Skeete vs Singleton?

Bradley Skeete was a 1/20 (-2000) favourite going into the contest, while Shayne Singleton made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.