Heaney vs Pauls II

Who won Heaney vs Pauls II?

Brad Pauls beat Nathan Heaney by technical knockout in the 12th round on Saturday, July 20th, 2024, at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham.

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 Owen Cooper lost to Ekow Essuman, Chantelle Cameron defeated Elhem Mekhaled, Ashley Lane was defeated by Andrew Cain for the BBBOC British Bantamweight and CBC Commonwealth Bantamweight titles, Zach Parker beat Jack Arnfield, and Solomon Dacres defeated Michael Webster.

Heaney vs Pauls II stats

Nathan Heaney stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw.

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

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 27 more professional rounds, totaling 145 compared to Pauls' 118.

Nathan Heaney went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA, and 4 by the WBO at middleweight.

Heaney vs Pauls II form

Nathan Heaney had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Brad Pauls on March 16, 2024, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Denzel Bentley on November 18, 2023, by majority decision in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jack Flatley on March 25, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Telford International Centre, Telford.

Before that, he had won against Jack Flatley on September 24, 2022, by technical decision in their 5 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had beaten Diego Ramirez on April 16, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Telford International Centre, Telford.

Activity check

Heaney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Pauls' last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Heaney vs Pauls II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:30 PM BST at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom, which was 5:30 PM EST or 2:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Heaney vs Pauls II?

Heaney vs Pauls II was broadcast on TNT Sports 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on Heaney vs Pauls II?

Nathan Heaney was a 53/100 (-180) favorite going into the contest, while Brad Pauls made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+140) with oddsmakers.