Clarke vs McCarthy

Who won Clarke vs McCarthy?

Cheavon Clarke beat Tommy McCarthy by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, January 27th, 2024, at Newforge Sports Complex, Belfast.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Lewis Crocker beating Jose Felix Jr. Also on the undercard Paddy Donovan beat Williams Andres Herrera, and Kurt Walker defeated Darwing Martinez.

Clarke vs McCarthy stats

Back in January 2024, Cheavon Clarke stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Tommy McCarthy made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws.

Cheavon Clarke was the same age as Tommy McCarthy, at 34 years old.

McCarthy had a height advantage of 2 inches over Clarke.

Both Cheavon Clarke and Tommy McCarthy fought out of an orthodox stance.

Clarke was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 7 years and 9 months later than McCarthy, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 87 fewer professional rounds, totaling 70 compared to McCarthy's 157.

Clarke vs McCarthy form

Clarke had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Vasil Ducar on September 30, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten David Jamieson on June 10, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Going into that contest, he had won against Israel Duffus on February 18, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham.

Before that, he had beaten Jose Gregorio Ulrich on November 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

He had defeated Marcos Nicolas Karalitzky on September 24, 2022, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham.

McCarthy 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 lost to Chris Billam-Smith on April 16, 2022, by knockout in the 8th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Chris Billam-Smith on July 31, 2021, by split decision in their CBC Commonwealth Cruiserweight and BBBOC British Cruiserweight championship fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

Going into that contest, he had won against Alexandru Jur on May 15, 2021, by knockout in the 6th round at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

Before that, he had defeated Bilal Laggoune on October 31, 2020, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

He had beaten Fabio Turchi on October 11, 2019, by split decision in their 12 round contest at PalaTrento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Cheavon Clarke had been fighting more than Tommy McCarthy.

Going into this contest, Cheavon Clarke had last fought 3 months and 28 days ago, while Tommy McCarthy's last outing had been 1 year, 9 months and 11 days ago.

Clarke's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

McCarthy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Clarke vs McCarthy start?

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

Who broadcast Clarke vs McCarthy?

Clarke vs McCarthy was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Clarke vs McCarthy?

Cheavon Clarke was a 1/6 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Tommy McCarthy made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.