Parker vs Murdock

Who won Parker vs Murdock?

Zach Parker beat Rohan Murdock by technical knockout in the 11th round on Saturday, March 7th, 2020, at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This contest was an eliminator for the WBO super middleweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Scott Quigg losing to Jono Carroll. Also on the undercard Anthony Fowler beat Jack Flatley, and Hughie Fury defeated Pavel Sour.

Parker vs Murdock stats

Back in March 2020, Zach Parker stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Rohan Murdock made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Murdock had a slight advantage in power over Parker, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Parker's 67%.

Zach Parker was the younger man by 2 years, at 26 years old.

Parker had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Zach Parker and Rohan Murdock fought out of an orthodox stance.

Parker was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 years and 7 months later than Murdock, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 24 fewer professional rounds, totaling 124 compared to Murdock's 148.

Zach Parker went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA, 2 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF at super middleweight.

Rohan Murdock was ranked number 1 by the WBO in the 168lb division.

Parker vs Murdock form

Parker had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Darryll Williams on November 3, 2018, by split decision in their BBBOC British Super Middleweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Geard Ajetovic on July 14, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Baden-Arena, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Going into that contest, he had won against Adasat Rodriguez on February 17, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Matingu Kindele on October 7, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Hanns-Martin-Schleyer Halle, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

He had defeated Luke Blackledge on September 16, 2017, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Parker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Parker vs Murdock start?

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

Who broadcast Parker vs Murdock?

Parker vs Murdock was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Parker vs Murdock?

Zach Parker was a 1/4 (-400) favorite going into the contest, while Rohan Murdock made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.