Garcia vs Murray

Who won Garcia vs Murray?

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

The scorecards were announced as 109-118, 111-116, 108-118 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 Paul Kamanga lost to Ohara Davies, Anthony Yarde defeated Dariusz Sek and Daniel Dubois was victorious over Tom Little.

Garcia vs Murray stats

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

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

The stats suggested Garcia had advantage in power over Murray, with a 59% knock out percentage over Murray's 47%.

Roberto Garcia was the older man by 3 years, at 39 years old.

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

Both Roberto Garcia & 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 less professional rounds, 261 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 22nd April 2017 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had beat Nuhu Lawal on 12th November 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 25th June 2016 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had won against Cedric Spera on 7th May 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 333/100 (+330) underdog going into the contest, while Martin Murray made his way into the ring at 11/50 (-450) with oddsmakers.