Murray vs N'Dam

Who won Murray vs N’Dam?

Hassan N’Dam beat Martin Murray by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 22nd, 2018, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

The scorecards were announced as 114-114, 117-112, 116-112 in favor of winner Hassan N’Dam.

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 Josh Warrington beating Carl Frampton for the IBF World Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Nathan Gorman beat Razvan Cojanu, Liam Williams defeated Mark Heffron for the BBBOC British Middleweight title, Michael Conlan was victorious over Jason Cunningham, and Billy Joe Saunders beat Charles Adamu.

Murray vs N’Dam stats

Back in December 2018, Martin Murray stepped into the ring with a record of 37 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Hassan N’Dam made his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 21 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested N'Dam had an advantage in power over Murray, with a 58% knockout percentage compared to Murray's 46%.

Martin Murray was the older man by 2 years, at 37 years old.

Murray had a height advantage of 1 inch over N'Dam.

Both Martin Murray and Hassan N’Dam fought out of an orthodox stance.

Murray was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 2 years and 9 months later than N'Dam, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 3 fewer professional rounds, totaling 308 compared to N'Dam's 311.

Martin Murray went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC, 7 by the WBO, and 11 by the IBF at middleweight.

Murray vs N’Dam form

Martin Murray had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Roberto Garcia on June 23, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Gabriel Rosado on April 22, 2017, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Going into that contest, he had won against Gabriel Rosado on April 22, 2017, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Echo Arena, Merseyside.

Before that, he had beaten Nuhu Lawal on November 12, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

He had been beaten by George Groves on June 25, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

N'Dam had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Ryota Murata on October 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in the 7th round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ryota Murata on May 20, 2017, by split decision in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo.

Going into that contest, he had won against Alfonso Blanco on December 17, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA Interim World Middleweight championship fight at Stade de l’Est, Saint-Denis, France.

Before that, he had defeated Tomasz Gargula on July 30, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round at La Palestre, Le Cannet.

He had beaten Robert Swierzbinski on May 27, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Cirque d'Hiver, Paris.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Martin Murray had been fighting more than Hassan N’Dam.

Going into this contest, Martin Murray had last fought 5 months and 29 days ago, while Hassan N’Dam's last outing had been 1 year and 2 months ago.

Murray's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

N'Dam's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Murray vs N’Dam start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM GMT at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Murray vs N’Dam?

Murray vs N’Dam was broadcast on BT Sport Box Office in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Murray vs N’Dam?

Martin Murray was a 59/100 (-170) favorite going into the contest, while Hassan N’Dam made his way into the ring at 7/5 (+140) with oddsmakers.