Tennyson vs Straffon

Who won Tennyson vs Straffon?

Jovanni Straffon beat James Tennyson by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, May 1st, 2021, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

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 Derek Chisora losing to Joseph Parker. Also on the undercard Dmitry Bivol beat Craig Richards for the WBA Super World Light Heavyweight belt, Katie Taylor defeated Natasha Jonas, and Chris Eubank Jr was victorious over Marcus Morrison.

Tennyson vs Straffon stats

Back in May 2021, James Tennyson stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jovanni Straffon made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Tennyson had an advantage in power over Straffon, with a 86% knockout percentage compared to Straffon's 70%.

James Tennyson was the same age as Jovanni Straffon, at 27 years old.

Tennyson had a height advantage of 2 inches over Straffon.

James Tennyson fought out of the orthodox stance, while Jovanni Straffon was a southpaw.

Tennyson was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 8 months later than Straffon, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 86 fewer professional rounds, totaling 107 compared to Straffon's 193.

James Tennyson went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA, 6 by the WBO, and 13 by the IBF at lightweight.

Tennyson vs Straffon form

James Tennyson had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Josh O’Reilly on December 4, 2020, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Lightweight eliminator fight at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Gavin Gwynne on August 1, 2020, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their BBBOC British Lightweight championship fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

Going into that contest, he had won against Craig Evans on November 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 11th round at O2 Arena, London.

Before 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.

He had beaten Martin Joseph Ward on May 5, 2018, by technical knockout in the 5th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

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Tennyson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

What time did Tennyson vs Straffon start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:05 PM BST at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 1:05 PM EST or 10:05 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Tennyson vs Straffon?

Tennyson vs Straffon 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 Tennyson vs Straffon?

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