Eubank Jr vs Morrison

Who won Eubank Jr vs Morrison?

Chris Eubank Jr beat Marcus Morrison by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, May 1st, 2021, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 98-92, 98-92 in favor of winner Chris Eubank Jr.

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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Derek Chisora losing to Joseph Parker. Also on the undercard Dmitry Bivol defeated Craig Richards for the WBA Super World Light Heavyweight belt, Katie Taylor was victorious over Natasha Jonas, and James Tennyson lost to Jovanni Straffon.

Eubank Jr vs Morrison stats

Back in May 2021, Chris Eubank Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Marcus Morrison made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Eubank Jr had a slight advantage in power over Morrison, with a 76% knockout percentage compared to Morrison's 70%.

Chris Eubank Jr was the older man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Both Chris Eubank Jr and Marcus Morrison fought out of an orthodox stance.

Eubank Jr was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 10 months earlier than Morrison, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 108 more professional rounds, totaling 234 compared to Morrison's 126.

Chris Eubank Jr went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA at middleweight.

Eubank Jr vs Morrison form

Eubank Jr had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Matt Korobov on December 7, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA Interim World Middleweight and WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated James DeGale on February 23, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten JJ McDonagh on September 28, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had been beaten by George Groves on February 17, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

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

Activity check

Eubank Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

Morrison's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.5 rounds on average.

What time did Eubank Jr vs Morrison start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM BST at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Eubank Jr vs Morrison?

Eubank Jr vs Morrison was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Eubank Jr vs Morrison?

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