Ward vs Tennyson

Who won Ward vs Tennyson?

James Tennyson beat Martin Joseph Ward by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, May 5th, 2018, at The O2 Arena, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Tony Bellew beating David Haye. Also on the undercard Paul Butler was overcome by Emmanuel Rodriguez for the IBF World Bantamweight belt, Lenroy Thomas was defeated by Joe Joyce for the CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight title, and John Ryder beat Jamie Cox.

Ward vs Tennyson stats

Back in May 2018, Martin Joseph Ward stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 2 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

James Tennyson made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Tennyson had a massive power advantage over Ward, boasting a 81% knockout percentage compared to Ward's 47%.

Martin Joseph Ward was the older man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

Both Martin Joseph Ward and James Tennyson fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ward's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Tennyson's, having had 2 fewer fights. He had fought 76 more professional rounds, totaling 183 compared to Tennyson's 107.

James Tennyson was ranked number 2 by the WBA in the 130lb division.

Ward vs Tennyson form

Ward had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Juli Giner on December 13, 2017, by knockout in the 6th round at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Anthony Cacace on July 15, 2017, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Super Featherweight and BBBOC British Super Featherweight championship fight at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Andy Townend on September 10, 2016, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their BBBOC British Super Featherweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had won against Ruddy Encarnacion on April 16, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

He had beaten Mario Pisanti on January 30, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Copper Box Arena, London.

James Tennyson had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Arnoldo Solano on February 3, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Europa Hotel, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Darren Traynor on October 21, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at The SSE Arena, Northern Ireland.

Going into that contest, he had won against Ryan Doyle on June 10, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Odyssey Arena, Belfast.

Before that, he had defeated Declan Geraghty on March 10, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Waterfront Hall, Northern Ireland.

He had been beaten by Ryan Walsh on April 30, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their BBBOC British Featherweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, James Tennyson had been fighting more than Martin Joseph Ward.

Going into this contest, Martin Joseph Ward had last fought 4 months and 22 days ago, while James Tennyson's last outing had been 3 months and 2 days ago.

Ward's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Tennyson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

What time did Ward vs Tennyson start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM BST at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 1:00 PM EST or 10:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Ward vs Tennyson?

Ward vs Tennyson was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK.

What were the odds on Ward vs Tennyson?

Martin Joseph Ward was a 29/100 (-340) favorite going into the contest, while James Tennyson made his way into the ring at 13/5 (+260) with oddsmakers.