McDonnell vs Hall

Who won McDonnell vs Hall?

Gavin McDonnell beat Stuart Hall by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, June 16th, 2018, at Metro Radio Arena, Tyne and Wear.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 117-111, 117-111 in favor of winner Gavin McDonnell.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Lewis Ritson beating Paul Hyland Jnr for the BBBOC British Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Josh Kelly beat Kris George for the CBC Commonwealth Welterweight belt, and Charlie Edwards defeated Anthony Nelson.

McDonnell vs Hall stats

Back in June 2018, Gavin McDonnell stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Stuart Hall made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Hall had a slight advantage in power over McDonnell, with a 33% knockout percentage compared to McDonnell's 26%.

Gavin McDonnell was the younger man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

McDonnell had a height advantage of 2 inches over Hall.

Both Gavin McDonnell and Stuart Hall fought out of an orthodox stance.

McDonnell was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 7 months later than Hall, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 244 fewer professional rounds, totaling 0 compared to Hall's 244.

Gavin McDonnell went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, and 11 by the IBF at super bantamweight.

McDonnell vs Hall form

Gavin McDonnell had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Gamal Yafai on March 3, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Rey Vargas on February 25, 2017, by majority decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Ice Arena, Hull.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jorge Sanchez on February 27, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had beaten Jeremy Parodi on October 24, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

He had defeated Oleksandr Yegorov on March 28, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

Stuart Hall had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Paul Butler on September 30, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had lost to Lee Haskins on September 10, 2016, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Bantamweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against Rodrigo Guerrero on April 16, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Before that, he had defeated Elvis Guillen on November 21, 2015, by points in the 8th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had beaten Arnoldo Solano on September 5, 2015, by points in the 6th round at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Stuart Hall had been fighting more than Gavin McDonnell.

Going into this contest, Gavin McDonnell had last fought 3 months and 13 days ago, while Stuart Hall's last outing had been 8 months and 17 days ago.

McDonnell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

Hall's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did McDonnell vs Hall start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM BST at Metro Radio Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast McDonnell vs Hall?

McDonnell vs Hall was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK.

What were the odds on McDonnell vs Hall?

Gavin McDonnell was a 2/25 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Stuart Hall made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.