Tennyson vs Evans

Who won Tennyson vs Evans?

James Tennyson beat Craig Evans by technical knockout in the 11th round on Saturday, November 23rd, 2019, at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

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 Callum Smith beating John Ryder for the WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Anthony Fowler beat Harry Scarff, Craig Glover was overcome by Chris Billam-Smith for the CBC Commonwealth Cruiserweight title, and Tom Farrell was defeated by Sean Dodd.

Tennyson vs Evans stats

Back in November 2019, James Tennyson stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Craig Evans made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws, with 3 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Tennyson had a massive power advantage over Evans, boasting a 84% knockout percentage compared to Evans' 15%.

James Tennyson was the younger man by 4 years, at 26 years old.

James Tennyson fought out of the orthodox stance, while Craig Evans was a southpaw.

Tennyson was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 3 months later than Evans, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 73 fewer professional rounds, totaling 107 compared to Evans' 180.

James Tennyson went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBA, and 15 by the WBO at lightweight.

Craig Evans was ranked number 7 by the WBO in the 135lb division.

Tennyson vs Evans form

James Tennyson had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Tevin Farmer on October 20, 2018, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at TD Garden, Massachusetts, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Martin Joseph Ward on May 5, 2018, by technical knockout in the 5th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Arnoldo Solano on February 3, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Europa Hotel, Northern Ireland.

Before that, he had defeated Darren Traynor on October 21, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at The SSE Arena, Northern Ireland.

He had won against Ryan Doyle on June 10, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Odyssey Arena, Belfast.

Activity check

Tennyson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Evans' last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.3 rounds on average.

What time did Tennyson vs Evans start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM GMT at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Tennyson vs Evans?

Tennyson vs Evans was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Tennyson vs Evans?

James Tennyson was a 1/5 (-500) favorite going into the contest, while Craig Evans made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.