Thompson vs Watkins

Who won Thompson vs Watkins?

Jordan Thompson beat Luke Watkins by knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, April 22nd, 2023, at Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov losing to Joe Cordina for the IBF World Junior Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Gavin Gwynne defeated Craig Woodruff for the BBBOC British Lightweight belt, Zelfa Barrett was victorious over Jason Sanchez, Sandy Ryan beat Marie Pier Houle, and Skye Nicolson defeated Linda Laura Lecca.

Thompson vs Watkins stats

Back in April 2023, Jordan Thompson stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Luke Watkins made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Thompson had a slight advantage in power over Watkins, with a 79% knockout percentage compared to Watkins' 69%.

Jordan Thompson was the younger man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Thompson had a height advantage of 5 inches over Watkins.

Both Jordan Thompson and Luke Watkins fought out of an orthodox stance.

Thompson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 2 months later than Watkins, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 52 fewer professional rounds, totaling 45 compared to Watkins' 97.

Jordan Thompson went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBO, and 12 by the IBF at cruiserweight.

Thompson vs Watkins form

Thompson had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Vasil Ducar on August 6, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Mariano Angel Gudino on April 16, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Piotr Budziszewski on December 18, 2021, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had won against Piotr Podlucki on October 30, 2021, by knockout in the 1st round at O2 Arena, Greenwich.

He had beaten Istvan Orsos on November 18, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at Hilton Hotel, Mayfair.

Activity check

Thompson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Watkins' last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.5 rounds on average.

What time did Thompson vs Watkins start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:30 PM BST at Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom, which was 1:30 PM EST or 10:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Thompson vs Watkins?

Thompson vs Watkins was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Thompson vs Watkins?

Jordan Thompson was a 1/6 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Luke Watkins made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.