Cullen vs Chelli II

Who won Cullen vs Chelli II?

Zak Chelli beat Jack Cullen by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 20th January 2024 at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool.

The scorecards were announced as 113-116, 114-115, 112-116 in favor of winner Zak Chelli.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Natasha Jonas beating Mikaela Mayer. Also, on the undercard Aaron McKenna defeated Mickey Ellison.

Cullen vs Chelli II stats

Back in January 2024, Jack Cullen stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 4 loses and 1 draw.

Zak Chelli made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw.

Jack Cullen was the older man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Cullen had a height advantage of 3 inches over Chelli.

Both Jack Cullen & Zak Chelli fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cullen was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 months earlier than Chelli, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 41 more professional rounds, 153 to Chelli's 112.

Jack Cullen went into the fight ranked number 14 by the IBF at super middleweight.

Cullen vs Chelli II form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Mark Heffron on 2nd September 2023 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their BBBOC British Super Middleweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Middleweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Diego Pacheco on 11th March 2023 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Kevin Lele Sadjo on 18th December 2021 by knockout in the 6th round at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

Before that, he had defeated Avni Yildirim on 31st July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

He had beat John Docherty on 14th November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Arena, London.

Activity check

Cullen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

Chelli's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Cullen vs Chelli II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Cullen vs Chelli II?

Cullen vs Chelli II was broadcast on Sky Sports Arena in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Cullen vs Chelli II?

Jack Cullen was a 18/25 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Zak Chelli made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.