Heffron vs Cullen

Who won Heffron vs Cullen?

Jack Cullen beat Mark Heffron by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday 2nd September 2023 at AO Arena in Manchester.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Liam Smith losing to Chris Eubank Jr. Also, on the undercard Frazer Clarke beat Dave Allen, Adam Azim defeated Aram Faniian, Florian Marku was victorious over Dylan Moran, Mikaela Mayer beat Silvia Bortot and Lauren Price defeated Lolita Muzeya.

Heffron vs Cullen stats

Back in September 2023, Mark Heffron stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw.

Jack Cullen made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 4 loses and 1 draw.

Mark Heffron was the older man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Cullen had a height advantage of 4 inches over Heffron. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Mark Heffron & Jack Cullen fought out of an orthodox stance.

Heffron was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 6 years and 1 month earlier than Cullen, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 32 less professional rounds, 121 to Cullen's 153.

Mark Heffron went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBO and 13 by the IBF at super middleweight.

Heffron vs Cullen form

Mark Heffron had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Lennox Clarke on 16th July 2022 by technical knockout in the 5th round in their CBC Commonwealth Super Middleweight and BBBOC British Super Middleweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Tomas Bezvoda on 19th March 2022 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Oldham Leisure Centre, Oldham.

Going into that contest, he had beat Farouk Daku on 16th October 2021 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Oldham Leisure Centre, Oldham.

Before that, he had been beaten by Denzel Bentley on 13th November 2020 by technical knockout in the 4th round in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at BT Sport Studio, London.

He had lost to Liam Williams on 22nd December 2018 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Jack Cullen had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Diego Pacheco on 11th March 2023 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Kevin Lele Sadjo on 18th December 2021 by knockout in the 6th round at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Avni Yildirim on 31st July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

Before that, he had won against John Docherty on 14th November 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Arena, London.

He had drawn with Zak Chelli on 22nd August 2020 by split draw in their 10 round contest at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jack Cullen had been fighting more than Mark Heffron.

Going to this contest, Mark Heffron had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 17 days ago, while Jack Cullen's last outing had been 5 months and 22 days ago.

Heffron's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

Cullen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Heffron vs Cullen start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM BST at AO Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Heffron vs Cullen?

Heffron vs Cullen was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Heffron vs Cullen?

Mark Heffron was a 2/7 (-340) favourite going into the contest, while Jack Cullen made his way into the ring at 13/5 (+260) with oddsmakers.