Gorman vs Cojanu

Who won Gorman vs Cojanu?

Nathan Gorman beat Razvan Cojanu by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 22nd December 2018 at Manchester Arena in 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, Liam Williams defeated Mark Heffron for the BBBOC British Middleweight title, Michael Conlan was victorious over Jason Cunningham and Billy Joe Saunders beat Charles Adamu.

Gorman vs Cojanu stats

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

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

The stats suggested Gorman had a large advantage in power over Cojanu, boosting at 79% knock out percentage over Cojanu's 56%.

Nathan Gorman was the younger man by 10 years, at 22 years old.

Cojanu had a height advantage of 5 inches over Gorman.

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

Gorman was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 year and 8 months later than Cojanu, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 105 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 9th June 2018 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

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

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

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

He had won against Dominic Akinlade on 1st April 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Razvan Cojanu made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.