Ward vs Townend

Who won Ward vs Townend?

Martin Joseph Ward beat Andy Townend by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday 10th September 2016 at The O2 Arena in 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).

Ward vs Townend stats

Back in September 2016, Martin Joseph Ward stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero loses and 2  draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Andy Townend made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Townend had advantage in power over Ward, with a 69% knock out percentage over Ward's 50%.

Martin Joseph Ward was the younger man by 3 years, at 25 years old.

Both Martin Joseph Ward & Andy Townend fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ward's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Townend's, having had 3 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 10 months later than Townend, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 50 more professional rounds, 183 to Townend's 133.

Ward vs Townend form

Ward had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Ruddy Encarnacion on 16th April 2016 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Mario Pisanti on 30th January 2016 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Copper Box Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beat Sergio Blanco on 1st August 2015 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Craven Park Stadium, Hull.

Before that, he had won against Maxi Hughes on 11th April 2015 by technical knockout in the 5th round at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

He had drawn with Maxi Hughes on 6th December 2014 by majority draw in their 10 round contest at York Hall, London, United States.

Activity check

Ward's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did Ward vs Townend start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM BST at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

What were the odds on Ward vs Townend?

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