Walker vs Ritson

Who won Walker vs Ritson?

Conah Walker beat Lewis Ritson by on Saturday, November 30th, 2024, at BP Pulse LIVE, Birmingham.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 98-93, 97-93 in favor of winner Conah Walker.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Sunny Edwards losing to Galal Yafai for the WBC Interim World Flyweight championship. Also on the undercard Cameron Vuong beat Gavin Gwynne, Kieron Conway defeated Ryan Kelly for the CBC Commonwealth Middleweight title, Callum Smith was victorious over Carlos Galvan, Troy Jones beat Michael Stephenson, Aaron Bowen defeated James Todd, Taylor Bevan was victorious over Greg O’Neill, and Ibraheem Sulaimaan beat Marvin Solano.

Walker vs Ritson stats

Conah Walker stepped into the ring with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw.

Lewis Ritson made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws.

Conah Walker was the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Both Conah Walker and Lewis Ritson fought out of an orthodox stance.

Walker was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 3 years and 5 months later than Ritson, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 64 fewer professional rounds, totaling 109 compared to Ritson's 173.

Walker vs Ritson form

Ritson 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 Paddy Donovan on May 25, 2024, by technical knockout in the 9th round at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Ohara Davies on March 4, 2023, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Super Lightweight championship fight at Newcastle Arena, Newcastle.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Dejan Zlaticanin on March 25, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear.

Before that, he had won against Christian Uruzquieta on December 18, 2021, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Rainton Meadows Arena, Tyne and Wear.

He had lost to Jeremias Ponce on June 12, 2021, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Eagles Community Arena, Tyne and Wear.

Activity check

Walker's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

Ritson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Walker vs Ritson start?

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

Who broadcast Walker vs Ritson?

Walker vs Ritson was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Walker vs Ritson?

Conah Walker was a 3/25 (-830) favorite going into the contest, while Lewis Ritson made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.