Murray vs Pavanito

Who won Murray vs Pavanito?

Martin Murray beat Rui Manuel Pavanito on points over 10 rounds on Friday, July 12th, 2019, at Olympia, Merseyside.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Martin Murray.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jazza Dickens beating Nathaniel May. Also on the undercard Terry Flanagan beat Jonas Segu.

Murray vs Pavanito stats

Back in July 2019, Martin Murray stepped into the ring with a record of 37 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Rui Manuel Pavanito made his way to the ring with a record of 10 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, with 5 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Pavanito had a slight advantage in power over Murray, with a 50% knockout percentage compared to Murray's 46%.

Martin Murray was the older man by 42 years, at 37 years old.

Murray had a height advantage of 1 inch over Pavanito.

Both Martin Murray and Rui Manuel Pavanito fought out of an orthodox stance.

Murray was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 11 months earlier than Pavanito, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 188 more professional rounds, totaling 308 compared to Pavanito's 120.

Murray vs Pavanito form

Martin Murray had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Hassan N’Dam on December 22, 2018, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Roberto Garcia on June 23, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

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

Before that, he had defeated Gabriel Rosado on April 22, 2017, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Echo Arena, Merseyside.

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.

Activity check

Murray's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 8 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 60 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Murray vs Pavanito start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Olympia, Merseyside, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Murray vs Pavanito?

Murray vs Pavanito was broadcast on YouTube UK in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Murray vs Pavanito?

Martin Murray was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Rui Manuel Pavanito made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.