Welborn vs Langford

Who won Welborn vs Langford?

Jason Welborn beat Tommy Langford by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 8th, 2018, at Arena Birmingham, Birmingham.

The scorecards were announced as 114-113, 114-113, 115-114 in favor of winner Jason Welborn.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Amir Khan's and Samuel Vargas' clash.

Welborn vs Langford stats

Back in September 2018, Jason Welborn stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 6 losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Tommy Langford made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested that Welborn and Langford have similar power, both with a 30% knockout percentage.

Jason Welborn was the older man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Both Jason Welborn and Tommy Langford fought out of an orthodox stance.

Welborn was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 6 years and 8 months earlier than Langford, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 32 more professional rounds, totaling 205 compared to Langford's 173.

Jason Welborn went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBA, and 9 by the IBF at middleweight.

Welborn vs Langford form

Jason Welborn had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Tommy Langford on May 4, 2018, by split decision in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Town Hall, West Midlands, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Christian Hoskin Gomez on November 25, 2017, by points in the 6th round at Imperial Banqueting Suite, West Midlands.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Marcus Morrison on March 25, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had won against Casey Blair on December 10, 2016, by points in the 4th round at Tudor Grange Leisure Centre, West Midlands.

He had been beaten by Craig Cunningham on July 16, 2016, by points in the 10th round at PLAYFOOTBALL, 20 Great King Street North, Birmingham.

Langford had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jason Welborn on May 4, 2018, by split decision in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Town Hall, West Midlands, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jack Arnfield on February 17, 2018, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Avtandil Khurtsidze on April 22, 2017, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Leicester Arena, Leicester.

Before that, he had defeated Sam Sheedy on November 26, 2016, by split decision in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff.

He had won against Timo Laine on July 16, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Tommy Langford had been fighting more than Jason Welborn.

Going into this contest, Jason Welborn had last fought 4 months and 4 days ago, while Tommy Langford's last outing had been 4 months and 4 days ago.

Welborn's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Langford's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Welborn vs Langford start?

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

Who broadcast Welborn vs Langford?

Welborn vs Langford was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK.

What were the odds on Welborn vs Langford?

Jason Welborn was a 109/100 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Tommy Langford made his way into the ring at 21/25 (-120) with oddsmakers.