Butler vs Harris

Who won Butler vs Harris?

Jay Harris beat Connor Butler by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 24th, 2024, at Olympia, Liverpool.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 116-112, 116-113 in favor of winner Jay Harris.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

Butler vs Harris stats

Back in February 2024, Connor Butler stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 1 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jay Harris made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Harris had a massive power advantage over Butler, boasting a 55% knockout percentage compared to Butler's 9%.

Connor Butler was the younger man by 8 years, at 26 years old.

Harris had a height advantage of 2 inches over Butler.

Both Connor Butler and Jay Harris fought out of an orthodox stance.

Butler was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 5 years and 3 months later than Harris, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 57 fewer professional rounds, totaling 86 compared to Harris' 143.

Butler vs Harris form

Harris had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Tommy Frank on May 5, 2023, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their BBBOC British Flyweight championship fight at Magna Centre, Rotherham, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Hector Gabriel Flores on November 26, 2021, by knockout in the 6th round at Vale Sports Arena, Wales.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Ricardo Rafael Sandoval on June 25, 2021, by knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Bolton Whites Hotel (formerly De Vere Whites), Lancashire.

Before that, he had won against Marcel Braithwaite on October 18, 2020, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Flyweight championship fight at Production Park Studios, Yorkshire.

He had been beaten by Julio Cesar Martinez on February 29, 2020, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Flyweight championship fight at The Ford Center at The Star, Texas, United States.

Activity check

Harris' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Butler vs Harris start?

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

Who broadcast Butler vs Harris?

The DAZN show began at 2:30 PM EST / 11:30 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 7:30 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Butler vs Harris?

Connor Butler was a 5/4 (+130) underdog going into the contest, while Jay Harris made his way into the ring at 4/7 (-200) with oddsmakers.