Who won Taylor vs Jonas?
Katie Taylor beat Natasha Jonas by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, May 1st, 2021, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.
The scorecards were announced as 96-95, 96-94, 96-95 in favor of winner Katie Taylor.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).
This fight appeared on the undercard of Derek Chisora losing to Joseph Parker. Also on the undercard Dmitry Bivol beat Craig Richards for the WBA Super World Light Heavyweight belt, Chris Eubank Jr defeated Marcus Morrison, and James Tennyson was defeated by Jovanni Straffon.
Taylor vs Jonas stats
Back in May 2021, Katie Taylor stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Natasha Jonas made her way to the ring with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 7 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Jonas had a massive power advantage over Taylor, boasting a 78% knockout percentage compared to Taylor's 35%.
Katie Taylor was the younger woman by 2 years, at 35 years old.
Jonas had a height advantage of 3 inches over Taylor. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Katie Taylor fought out of the orthodox stance, while Natasha Jonas was a southpaw.
Taylor was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made her debut in 2016, 6 months earlier than Jonas, whose first professional fight was in 2017. She had fought 109 more professional rounds, totaling 214 compared to Jonas' 105.
Taylor vs Jonas form
Taylor had won 5 of her most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.
In her last fight before this contest, she had beaten Miriam Gutierrez on November 14, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest in the United Kingdom.
Prior to that, she had beaten Delfine Persoon on August 22, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.
Going into that contest, she had won against Christina Linardatou on November 2, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.
Before that, she had beaten Delfine Persoon on June 1, 2019, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.
She had defeated Rose Volante on March 15, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania.
Activity check
Taylor's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 16 days, which means she had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.
Jonas' last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 1 day, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.5 rounds on average.
What time did Taylor vs Jonas start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Taylor vs Jonas?
Taylor vs Jonas was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.
What were the odds on Taylor vs Jonas?
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