Conlan vs Cunningham

Who won Conlan vs Cunningham?

Michael Conlan beat Jason Cunningham by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, December 22nd, 2018, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 97-92, 97-92 in favor of winner Michael Conlan.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Josh Warrington beating Carl Frampton for the IBF World Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Nathan Gorman beat Razvan Cojanu, Martin Murray was overcome by Hassan N’Dam, Liam Williams was victorious over Mark Heffron for the BBBOC British Middleweight championship, and Billy Joe Saunders beat Charles Adamu.

Conlan vs Cunningham stats

Back in December 2018, Michael Conlan stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jason Cunningham made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Conlan had a massive power advantage over Cunningham, boasting a 67% knockout percentage compared to Cunningham's 25%.

Michael Conlan was the younger man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

Conlan had a height advantage of 1 inch over Cunningham. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Michael Conlan fought out of the orthodox stance, while Jason Cunningham was a southpaw.

Conlan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 years and 3 months later than Cunningham, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 115 fewer professional rounds, totaling 158 compared to Cunningham's 273.

Conlan vs Cunningham form

Conlan had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Adeilson Dos Santos on June 30, 2018, by points in the 8th round at Odyssey Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Ibon Larrinaga on May 12, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten David Berna on March 17, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Luis Fernando Molina on December 9, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had won against Kenny Guzman on September 22, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Convention Center, Arizona.

Activity check

Conlan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 3 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

What time did Conlan vs Cunningham start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM GMT at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Conlan vs Cunningham?

Conlan vs Cunningham was broadcast on BT Sport Box Office in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Conlan vs Cunningham?

Michael Conlan was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Jason Cunningham made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.