Gorman vs Salek

Who won Gorman vs Salek?

Nathan Gorman beat Tomas Salek by technical knockout in the 1st round on Friday, June 17th, 2022, at Echo Arena, Merseyside.

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

The undercard featured the clash of Kelly vs Kramer.

Gorman vs Salek stats

Back in June 2022, Nathan Gorman stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Tomas Salek made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Salek had a slight advantage in power over Gorman, with a 76% knockout percentage compared to Gorman's 67%.

Nathan Gorman was the older man by 28 years, at 26 years old.

Salek had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gorman.

Both Nathan Gorman and Tomas Salek fought out of an orthodox stance.

Gorman was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 8 years and 11 months later than Salek, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 22 more professional rounds, totaling 105 compared to Salek's 83.

Gorman vs Salek form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Pavel Sour on March 27, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Richard Lartey on October 10, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at BT Sport Studio, London.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Daniel Dubois on July 13, 2019, by knockout in the 5th round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had won against Kevin Johnson on March 23, 2019, by points in the 10th round at Leicester Arena, Leicestershire.

He had beaten Razvan Cojanu on December 22, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

Gorman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Gorman vs Salek start?

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

Who broadcast Gorman vs Salek?

The TrillerTV PPV US show began at 6:20 PM EST / 3:20 PM PST. The Channel 5 broadcast of the card started at 9:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Gorman vs Salek?

Nathan Gorman was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Tomas Salek made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.