Gorman vs Cojanu

Who won Gorman vs Cojanu?

Nathan Gorman beat Razvan Cojanu by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 22nd, 2018, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 119-109, 120-108 in favor of winner Nathan Gorman.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Josh Warrington beating Carl Frampton for the IBF World Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Martin Murray lost to Hassan N’Dam, Michael Conlan defeated Jason Cunningham, Billy Joe Saunders was victorious over Charles Adamu, and Liam Williams beat Mark Heffron for the BBBOC British Middleweight championship.

Gorman vs Cojanu stats

Back in December 2018, Nathan Gorman stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Razvan Cojanu made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Gorman had a large advantage in power over Cojanu, boasting a 79% knockout percentage compared to Cojanu's 56%.

Nathan Gorman was the younger man by 9 years, at 22 years old.

Cojanu had a height advantage of 5 inches over Gorman.

Both Nathan Gorman and Razvan Cojanu fought out of an orthodox stance.

Gorman was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 years and 8 months later than Cojanu, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, totaling 105 compared to Cojanu's 96.

Gorman vs Cojanu form

Gorman had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Sean Turner on June 9, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Morgan Dessaux on February 24, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mohamed Soltby on November 11, 2017, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Metro Radio Arena, Tyne and Wear.

Before that, he had defeated Antonio Sousa on July 15, 2017, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Winter Gardens, Lancashire.

He had won against Dominic Akinlade on April 1, 2017, by points in the 10th round at National Sports Centre, London.

Activity check

Gorman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

Cojanu's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Gorman vs Cojanu start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:30 PM GMT at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 1:30 PM EST or 10:30 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Gorman vs Cojanu?

Gorman vs Cojanu was broadcast on BT Sport Box Office in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Gorman vs Cojanu?

Nathan Gorman was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Razvan Cojanu made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.