Murray vs Rosado

Who won Murray vs Rosado?

Martin Murray beat Gabriel Rosado by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 22nd, 2017, at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Martin Murray.

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).

Murray vs Rosado stats

Back in April 2017, Martin Murray stepped into the ring with a record of 34 wins, 4 losses, and 1  draw, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Gabriel Rosado made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Rosado had a slight advantage in power over Murray, with a 57% knockout percentage compared to Murray's 47%.

Martin Murray was the older man by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Murray had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Martin Murray and Gabriel Rosado fought out of an orthodox stance.

Murray was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 1 year and 8 months later than Rosado, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 32 fewer professional rounds, totaling 308 compared to Rosado's 340.

Murray vs Rosado form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Nuhu Lawal on November 12, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Cedric Spera on May 7, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had lost to Arthur Abraham on November 21, 2015, by split decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Tui Arena, Hannover, Germany.

He had beaten Jose Miguel Torres on September 5, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Murray's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Rosado's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Murray vs Rosado start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:30 PM BST at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom, which was 5:30 PM EST or 2:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Murray vs Rosado?

Murray vs Rosado was broadcast on Sky Sports 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on Murray vs Rosado?

Martin Murray was a 3/10 (-330) favorite going into the contest, while Gabriel Rosado made his way into the ring at 23/10 (+230) with oddsmakers.