Wale vs Wilson

Who won Wale vs Wilson?

Josh Wale beat Ekow Wilson by knockout in the 1st round on Friday, July 5th, 2019, at Ponds Forge Arena, Yorkshire.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Tommy Frank's and Jemsi Kibazange's clash for the CBC Commonwealth Super Flyweight championship.

Wale vs Wilson stats

Back in July 2019, Josh Wale stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 11 losses, and 2 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ekow Wilson made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Wilson had a massive power advantage over Wale, boasting a 89% knockout percentage compared to Wale's 48%.

Josh Wale was the older man by 36 years, at 31 years old.

Both Josh Wale and Ekow Wilson fought out of an orthodox stance.

Wale was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 3 years and 11 months earlier than Wilson, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 188 more professional rounds, totaling 296 compared to Wilson's 108.

Wale vs Wilson form

Wale had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Brad Foster on March 8, 2019, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Bantamweight championship fight at Metrodome, Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Gamal Yafai on July 30, 2016, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Super Bantamweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Dmitrijs Gutmans on May 14, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Doncaster Dome, Doncaster.

Before that, he had beaten Simas Volosinas on February 13, 2016, by points in the 6th round at Dearne Valley Leisure Centre, Denaby Main.

He had lost to Leigh Wood on October 24, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

Activity check

Wale's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Wale vs Wilson start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Ponds Forge Arena, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Wale vs Wilson?

Wale vs Wilson was broadcast on FreeSports in the UK.

What were the odds on Wale vs Wilson?

Josh Wale was a 7/100 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while Ekow Wilson made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.