Heaney vs Pauls

Who won Heaney vs Pauls?

Nathan Heaney drew with Brad Pauls by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 16th, 2024, at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham.

The scorecards were announced as 115-114, 116-113, 114-114, meaning it was a split decision.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Also on the undercard Zach Parker beat Tyron Zeuge, Liam Davies defeated Erik Robles, Dennis McCann was victorious over Brad Strand for the BBBOC British Super Bantamweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Bantamweight titles, Eithan James lost to Owen Cooper, Joe Joyce defeated Kash Ali, and Pierce O’Leary was victorious over Hovhannes Martirosyan.

Heaney vs Pauls stats

Back in March 2024, Nathan Heaney stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Brad Pauls made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Nathan Heaney was the older man by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Heaney had a height advantage of 3 inches over Pauls. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Nathan Heaney and Brad Pauls fought out of an orthodox stance.

Heaney was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 8 months later than Pauls, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, totaling 145 compared to Pauls' 130.

Nathan Heaney went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBA, 15 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO, and 11 by the IBF at middleweight.

Heaney vs Pauls form

Heaney had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Denzel Bentley on November 18, 2023, by majority decision in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jack Flatley on March 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Telford International Centre, Telford.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jack Flatley on September 24, 2022, by technical decision in their 5 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had won against Diego Ramirez on April 16, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Telford International Centre, Telford.

He had beaten Sladan Janjanin on November 6, 2021, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Utilita Arena, Birmingham.

Activity check

Heaney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Heaney vs Pauls start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:30 PM GMT at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom, which was 6:30 PM EST or 3:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Heaney vs Pauls?

The ESPN+ show began at 1:30 PM EST / 10:30 AM PST. The TNT Sports 1 broadcast of the card started at 6:30 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Heaney vs Pauls?

Nathan Heaney was a 3/10 (-330) favorite going into the contest, while Brad Pauls made his way into the ring at 5/2 (+250) with oddsmakers.