Tennyson vs Gwynne

Who won Tennyson vs Gwynne?

James Tennyson beat Gavin Gwynne by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, August 1st, 2020, at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 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 Sam Eggington losing to Ted Cheeseman. Also on the undercard Fabio Wardley beat Simon Vallily, Dalton Smith defeated Nathan Bennett, and Dean Dodge was defeated by Reece Bellotti.

Tennyson vs Gwynne stats

Back in August 2020, James Tennyson stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Gavin Gwynne made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 2 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Tennyson had a massive power advantage over Gwynne, boasting a 85% knockout percentage compared to Gwynne's 17%.

James Tennyson was the younger man by 3 years, at 27 years old.

Gwynne had a height advantage of 4 inches over Tennyson.

Both James Tennyson and Gavin Gwynne fought out of an orthodox stance.

Tennyson was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 10 months earlier than Gwynne, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 50 fewer professional rounds, totaling 107 compared to Gwynne's 157.

James Tennyson went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBA, 9 by the WBO, and 14 by the IBF at lightweight.

Tennyson vs Gwynne form

James Tennyson had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Craig Evans on November 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 11th round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Martin Joseph Ward on May 5, 2018, by technical knockout in the 5th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

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

He had won against Darren Traynor on October 21, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at The SSE Arena, Northern Ireland.

Activity check

Tennyson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

What time did Tennyson vs Gwynne start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Tennyson vs Gwynne?

Tennyson vs Gwynne 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 Gwynne?

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