Askin vs McCarthy

Who won Askin vs McCarthy?

Matty Askin beat Tommy McCarthy by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 19th, 2016, at Victoria Warehouse, Trafford Road, Lancashire.

The scorecards were announced as 117-110, 116-111, 116-111 in favor of winner Matty Askin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

Askin vs McCarthy stats

Back in November 2016, Matty Askin stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Tommy McCarthy made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 9 wins and 0 draws, with 5 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Askin had a slight advantage in power over McCarthy, with a 65% knockout percentage compared to McCarthy's 56%.

Matty Askin was the older man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Askin had a height advantage of 2 inches over McCarthy. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Matty Askin and Tommy McCarthy fought out of an orthodox stance.

Askin was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 5 years and 6 months earlier than McCarthy, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 8 fewer professional rounds, totaling 149 compared to McCarthy's 157.

Askin vs McCarthy form

McCarthy had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten JonLewis Dickinson on May 28, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Vladimir Reznicek on December 12, 2015, by points in the 6th round at Hilton Hotel, Blackpool.

Going into that contest, he had won against Martin Szatmari on December 5, 2015, by points in the 6th round at Westcroft Leisure Centre, Carshalton.

Before that, he had beaten Courtney Fry on August 1, 2015, by points in the 8th round at Marquee, Falls Park, Belfast.

He had defeated Jakub Wojcik on February 20, 2015, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Red Cow Moran Hotel, Dublin, Ireland.

Activity check

Askin's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.3 rounds on average.

McCarthy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

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