Gorman vs Johnson

Who won Gorman vs Johnson?

Nathan Gorman beat Kevin Johnson on points over 10 rounds on Saturday, March 23rd, 2019, at Leicester Arena, Leicestershire.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Nathan Gorman.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Sam Bowen's and Jordan McCorry's clash for the BBBOC British Super Featherweight championship.

Gorman vs Johnson stats

Back in March 2019, Nathan Gorman stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kevin Johnson made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 12 losses and 1 draw, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Gorman had an advantage in power over Johnson, with a 73% knockout percentage compared to Johnson's 53%.

Nathan Gorman was the younger man by 17 years, at 23 years old.

Johnson had a 9-inch reach advantage.

Both Nathan Gorman and Kevin Johnson fought out of an orthodox stance.

Gorman was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 32 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 12 years and 9 months later than Johnson, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 255 fewer professional rounds, totaling 105 compared to Johnson's 360.

Gorman vs Johnson 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 defeated Razvan Cojanu on December 22, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Sean Turner on June 9, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Morgan Dessaux on February 24, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had won against Mohamed Soltby on November 11, 2017, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Metro Radio Arena, Tyne and Wear.

He had beaten Antonio Sousa on July 15, 2017, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Winter Gardens, Lancashire.

Johnson had lost to all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Filip Hrgovic on December 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at KC Drazen Petrovic, Zagreb, Croatia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Daniel Dubois on October 6, 2018, by points in the 10th round at Leicester Arena, Leicestershire, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Andy Ruiz Jr on July 7, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Save Mart Arena, California, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Kubrat Pulev on April 28, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria.

He had lost to Anthony Joshua on May 30, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Nathan Gorman had been fighting more than Kevin Johnson.

Going into this contest, Nathan Gorman had last fought 3 months and 1 day ago, while Kevin Johnson's last outing had been 3 months and 15 days ago.

Gorman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

Johnson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Gorman vs Johnson start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at Leicester Arena, Leicestershire, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Gorman vs Johnson?

Gorman vs Johnson was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Gorman vs Johnson?

Nathan Gorman was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Kevin Johnson made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.