Eubank Jr vs McDonagh

Who won Eubank Jr vs McDonagh?

Chris Eubank Jr beat JJ McDonagh by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Friday, September 28th, 2018, at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Chris Eubank Jr.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 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 George Groves' and Callum Smith's clash for the WBA Super World Super Middleweight and The Ring Super Middleweight championship.

Eubank Jr vs McDonagh stats

Back in September 2018, Chris Eubank Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

JJ McDonagh made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Eubank Jr had a large advantage in power over McDonagh, boasting a 77% knockout percentage compared to McDonagh's 50%.

Chris Eubank Jr was the younger man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

McDonagh had a height advantage of 3 inches over Eubank Jr.

Both Chris Eubank Jr and JJ McDonagh fought out of an orthodox stance.

Eubank Jr was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 11 months later than McDonagh, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 234 more professional rounds, totaling 234 compared to McDonagh's 0.

Chris Eubank Jr went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, and 10 by the WBO at super middleweight.

Eubank Jr vs McDonagh form

Eubank Jr 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 lost to George Groves on February 17, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Avni Yildirim on October 7, 2017, by knockout in the 3rd round at Hanns-Martin-Schleyer Halle, Stuttgart, Germany.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Arthur Abraham on July 15, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Renold Quinlan on February 4, 2017, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Olympia, London.

He had won against Tom Doran on June 25, 2016, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

Activity check

Eubank Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Eubank Jr vs McDonagh start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:50 PM UTC at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which was 2:50 PM EST or 11:50 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:50 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Eubank Jr vs McDonagh?

Eubank Jr vs McDonagh was broadcast on ITV Box Office in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Eubank Jr vs McDonagh?

Chris Eubank Jr was a 53/100 (-190) favorite going into the contest, while JJ McDonagh made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.