Conlan vs Gill

Who won Conlan vs Gill?

Jordan Gill beat Michael Conlan by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday 2nd December 2023 at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena) in Belfast.

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).

Also, on the undercard Sean McComb beat Sam Maxwell, Caoimhin Agyarko defeated Troy Williamson, Tyrone McKenna was defeated by Lewis Crocker, Fearghus Quinn beat Angel Emilov, Gerard Hughes defeated Ruadhan Farrell and Leli Buttigieg was victorious over Mario Oliveira.

Conlan vs Gill stats

Back in December 2023, Michael Conlan stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jordan Gill made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, with 8 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Conlan had advantage in power over Gill, with a 50% knock out percentage over Gill's 30%.

Michael Conlan was the older man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

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

Both Michael Conlan & Jordan Gill fought out of an orthodox stance.

Conlan was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 less fights, and made his debut in 2017, 4 year and 8 months later than Gill, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 19 less professional rounds, 150 to Gill's 169.

Michael Conlan went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBC and 10 by the IBF at featherweight.

Conlan vs Gill form

Conlan 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 Luis Alberto Lopez on 27th May 2023 by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Karim Guerfi on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast.

Going into that contest, he had beat Miguel Marriaga on 6th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The SSE Arena, Belfast.

Before that, he had been beaten by Leigh Wood on 12th March 2022 by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham.

He had won against TJ Doheny on 6th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Falls Park, Northern Ireland.

Gill had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Kiko Martinez on 29th October 2022 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Wembley Arena, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beat Karim Guerfi on 27th February 2022 by knockout in the 9th round at O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Cesar Juarez on 20th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Arena, London.

Before that, he had lost to Enrique Tinoco on 10th May 2019 by unanimous decision in the 8th round at Nottingham Arena, Nottinghamshire.

He had won against Emmanuel Dominguez on 2nd March 2019 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at East of England Arena, Cambridgeshire.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Michael Conlan had been fighting more than Jordan Gill.

Going to this contest, Michael Conlan had last fought 6 months and 5 days ago, while Jordan Gill's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 3 days ago.

Conlan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Gill's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 9 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Conlan vs Gill start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Conlan vs Gill?

The DAZN show is expected to begin at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card is expected to start at 7:00 PM (BTS).

What were the odds on Conlan vs Gill?

Michael Conlan was a 1/8 (-830) favourite going into the contest, while Jordan Gill made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.