Munguia vs Sullivan

Who won Munguia vs Sullivan?

Jaime Munguia beat Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan by technical knockout in the 11th round on Saturday, January 11th, 2020, at Alamodome, Texas.

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).

Munguia vs Sullivan stats

Back in January 2020, Jaime Munguia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 34 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 27 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 21 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Munguia had a slight advantage in power over O'Sullivan, with a 79% knockout percentage compared to O'Sullivan's 70%.

Jaime Munguia was the younger man by 12 years, at 24 years old.

Munguia had a height advantage of 2 inches over O'Sullivan.

Both Jaime Munguia and Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan fought out of an orthodox stance.

Munguia was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 years and 5 months later than O'Sullivan, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 60 more professional rounds, totaling 227 compared to O'Sullivan's 167.

Jaime Munguia went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBC, and 1 by the WBO at middleweight.

Munguia vs Sullivan form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Patrick Allotey on September 14, 2019, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Dennis Hogan on April 13, 2019, by majority decision in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Arena Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Takeshi Inoue on January 26, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Houston, Texas, United States.

Before that, he had won against Brandon Cook on September 15, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Liam Smith on July 21, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Nevada.

O'Sullivan had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to David Lemieux on September 15, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Berlin Abreu on May 4, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at StubHub Center, Carson.

Going into that contest, he had won against Antoine Douglas on December 16, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Place Bell, Quebec, Canada.

Before that, he had defeated Jaime Barboza on September 17, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion, Gilford, United States.

He had been beaten by Chris Eubank Jr on December 12, 2015, by unanimous decision in the 7th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jaime Munguia had been fighting more than Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan.

Going into this contest, Jaime Munguia had last fought 3 months and 28 days ago, while Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 27 days ago.

Munguia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

O'Sullivan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

What time did Munguia vs Sullivan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Alamodome, Texas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Munguia vs Sullivan?

Munguia vs Sullivan was broadcast on DAZN in the US.

What were the odds on Munguia vs Sullivan?

Jaime Munguia was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.