Garcia vs Murray

Who won Garcia vs Murray?

Martin Murray beat Roberto Garcia by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, June 23rd, 2018, at The O2 Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 118-109, 116-111, 118-108 in favor of winner Martin Murray.

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).

Also on the undercard Anthony Yarde beat Dariusz Sek, Daniel Dubois defeated Tom Little, and Paul Kamanga was defeated by Ohara Davies.

Garcia vs Murray stats

Back in June 2018, Roberto Garcia stepped into the ring with a record of 41 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Martin Murray made his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Garcia had an advantage in power over Murray, with a 59% knockout percentage compared to Murray's 47%.

Roberto Garcia was the older man by 2 years, at 38 years old.

Murray had a height advantage of 2 inches over Garcia. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Roberto Garcia and Martin Murray fought out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 6 years and 7 months earlier than Murray, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 47 fewer professional rounds, totaling 261 compared to Murray's 308.

Roberto Garcia went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBC at middleweight.

Martin Murray was ranked number 5 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF in the 160lb division.

Garcia vs Murray form

Murray had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Gabriel Rosado on April 22, 2017, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Gabriel Rosado on April 22, 2017, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Echo Arena, Merseyside.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Nuhu Lawal on November 12, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Before that, he had been beaten by George Groves on June 25, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had won against Cedric Spera on May 7, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

Murray's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Garcia vs Murray start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Garcia vs Murray?

Garcia vs Murray was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on Garcia vs Murray?

Roberto Garcia was a 3/1 (+300) underdog going into the contest, while Martin Murray made his way into the ring at 1/5 (-500) with oddsmakers.