Barrera vs Monaghan

Who won Barrera vs Monaghan?

Sullivan Barrera beat Sean Monaghan by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 3rd November 2018 at Aviator Sports Complex in New York.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 99-91, 98-92 in favor of winner Sullivan Barrera.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 KG).

Barrera vs Monaghan stats

Back in November 2018, Sullivan Barrera stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Sean Monaghan made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 0 wins and 0 draws.

Sullivan Barrera was the same age as Sean Monaghan, at 37 years old.

Barrera had a height advantage of 3 inches over Monaghan. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Sullivan Barrera & Sean Monaghan fought out of an orthodox stance.

Barrera was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2009, 9 months earlier than Monaghan, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 160 more professional rounds, 160 to Monaghan's 0.

Barrera vs Monaghan form

Barrera had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Dmitry Bivol on 3rd March 2018 by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Felix Valera on 25th November 2017 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had won against Joe Smith Jr on 15th July 2017 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Forum, Inglewood.

Before that, he had beat Felix Valera on 15th April 2017 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville.

He had defeated Vyacheslav Shabranskyy on 16th December 2016 by knockout in the 7th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.

Monaghan had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Evert Bravo on 4th November 2017 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Marcus Browne on 15th July 2017 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Marcus Browne on 15th July 2017 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Nassau Coliseum, New York.

Before that, he had won against Fernando Castaneda on 10th December 2016 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at CenturyLink Center, Nebraska.

He had defeated Janne Forsman on 27th February 2016 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sullivan Barrera had been fighting more than Sean Monaghan.

Going to this contest, Sullivan Barrera had last fought 8 months ago, while Sean Monaghan's last outing had been 11 months and 30 days ago.

Barrera's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Monaghan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

What time did Barrera vs Monaghan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Aviator Sports Complex, New York, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Barrera vs Monaghan?

Barrera vs Monaghan was broadcast on Facebook Watch in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Facebook Watch UK.

What were the odds on Barrera vs Monaghan?

Sullivan Barrera was a 2/25 (-1200) favourite going into the contest, while Sean Monaghan made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.