Douglas vs Sullivan

Who won Douglas vs Sullivan?

Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan beat Antoine Douglas by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday 16th December 2017 at Place Bell in Quebec.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 KG).

Douglas vs Sullivan stats

Back in December 2017, Antoine Douglas stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws.

Antoine Douglas was the younger man by 8 years, at 25 years old.

Douglas had a height advantage of 2 inches over O'Sullivan.

Both Antoine Douglas & Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan fought out of an orthodox stance.

Douglas was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 year and 9 months later than O'Sullivan, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 59 less professional rounds, 108 to O'Sullivan's 167.

Antoine Douglas went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBA, 9 by the WBC and 8 by the WBO at middleweight.

Douglas vs Sullivan form

O'Sullivan had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jaime Barboza on 17th September 2016 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion, Gilford, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Chris Eubank Jr on 12th December 2015 by unanimous decision in the 7th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against David Toribio on 10th October 2015 by knockout in the 2nd round at Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell, United States.

Before that, he had beat Melvin Betancourt on 23rd May 2015 by knockout in the 2nd round at Agganis Arena, Boston.

He had defeated Milton Nunez on 14th March 2015 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

O'Sullivan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

What time did Douglas vs Sullivan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 AM UTC at Place Bell, Quebec, Canada, which was 10:00 PM EST or 7:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Douglas vs Sullivan?

Douglas vs Sullivan was broadcast on BoxNation in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by HBO.

What were the odds on Douglas vs Sullivan?

Antoine Douglas was a 9/25 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan made his way into the ring at 43/20 (+220) with oddsmakers.