Frampton vs Jackson

Who won Frampton vs Jackson?

Carl Frampton beat Luke Jackson by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, August 18th, 2018, at Windsor Park, Northern Ireland.

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).

This contest was for the vacant WBO featherweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Tyson Fury beat Francesco Pianeta, and Cristofer Rosales defeated Paddy Barnes for the WBC World Flyweight belt.

Frampton vs Jackson stats

Back in August 2018, Carl Frampton stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Luke Jackson made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 0 draws, with 7 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Frampton had an advantage in power over Jackson, with a 56% knockout percentage compared to Jackson's 44%.

Carl Frampton was the younger man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Jackson had a height advantage of 2 inches over Frampton. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Carl Frampton and Luke Jackson fought out of an orthodox stance.

Frampton was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 10 months earlier than Jackson, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 218 more professional rounds, totaling 218 compared to Jackson's 0.

Luke Jackson was ranked number 5 by the WBO in the 126lb division.

Frampton vs Jackson form

Carl Frampton had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Nonito Donaire on April 21, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBO Interim World Featherweight championship fight at The SSE Arena, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Horacio Garcia on November 18, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The SSE Arena, Belfast.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Leo Santa Cruz on January 28, 2017, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Featherweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Leo Santa Cruz on July 30, 2016, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Featherweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

He had won against Scott Quigg on February 27, 2016, by split decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Jackson had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Surachet Tongmala on April 27, 2018, by knockout in the 2nd round at Wrest Point Casino, Tasmania, Australia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Humberto de Santiago on September 16, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at City Hall, Tasmania.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Mohammed Kambuluta on March 18, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at City Hall, Tasmania.

Before that, he had won against Silvester Lopez on November 19, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Princes Wharf No. 1, Tasmania.

He had defeated Master Suro on May 20, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at The Melbourne Pavilion, Victoria.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Luke Jackson had been fighting more than Carl Frampton.

Going into this contest, Carl Frampton had last fought 3 months and 28 days ago, while Luke Jackson's last outing had been 3 months and 22 days ago.

Frampton's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

Jackson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 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 Frampton vs Jackson start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Windsor Park, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Frampton vs Jackson?

Frampton vs Jackson was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ShowTime.

What were the odds on Frampton vs Jackson?

Carl Frampton was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Luke Jackson made his way into the ring at 14/1 (+1400) with oddsmakers.