Groves vs Murray

Who won Groves vs Murray?

George Groves beat Martin Murray by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, June 25th, 2016, at The O2 Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 118-110, 118-110 in favor of winner George Groves.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

Groves vs Murray stats

Back in June 2016, George Groves stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses, and 0  draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Martin Murray made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Groves had a large advantage in power over Murray, boasting a 78% knockout percentage compared to Murray's 48%.

George Groves was the younger man by 6 years, at 28 years old.

Murray had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both George Groves and Martin Murray fought out of an orthodox stance.

Groves was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 1 month later than Murray, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 140 fewer professional rounds, totaling 168 compared to Murray's 308.

Groves vs Murray form

George Groves had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated David Brophy on April 9, 2016, by knockout in the 4th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Andrea Di Luisa on January 30, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Copper Box Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Badou Jack on September 12, 2015, by split decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Denis Douglin on November 22, 2014, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

He had lost to Carl Froch on November 23, 2013, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Super Middleweight and WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Phones 4u Arena (MEN Arena), Manchester.

Martin Murray had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Cedric Spera on May 7, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Arthur Abraham on November 21, 2015, by split decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Tui Arena, Hannover, Germany.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jose Miguel Torres on September 5, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Mirzet Bajrektarevic on July 18, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had lost to Gennady Golovkin on February 21, 2015, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA Super World Middleweight and WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Martin Murray had been fighting more than George Groves.

Going into this contest, George Groves had last fought 2 months and 16 days ago, while Martin Murray's last outing had been 1 month and 18 days ago.

Groves' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Murray's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

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