Heffron vs Williams

Who won Heffron vs Williams?

Liam Williams beat Mark Heffron by technical knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, December 22nd, 2018, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Josh Warrington beating Carl Frampton for the IBF World Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Nathan Gorman beat Razvan Cojanu, Martin Murray was overcome by Hassan N’Dam, Michael Conlan was victorious over Jason Cunningham, and Billy Joe Saunders beat Charles Adamu.

Heffron vs Williams stats

Back in December 2018, Liam Williams stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Mark Heffron made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 21 wins and 0 draws, with 17 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Heffron had a slight advantage in power over Williams, with a 81% knockout percentage compared to Williams' 72%.

Liam Williams was the younger man by 1 year, at 26 years old.

Heffron had a height advantage of 1 inch over Williams. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Liam Williams and Mark Heffron fought out of an orthodox stance.

Williams' experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Heffron's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 2 months later than Heffron, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 27 more professional rounds, totaling 149 compared to Heffron's 122.

Liam Williams went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBC, and 15 by the WBO at middleweight.

Heffron vs Williams form

Liam Williams had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Liam Smith on November 11, 2017, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Liam Smith on April 8, 2017, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had won against Gabor Gorbics on November 26, 2016, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff.

Before that, he had beaten Gary Corcoran on July 16, 2016, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their BBBOC British Super Welterweight championship fight at Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff.

He had defeated Gustavo Alberto Sanchez on June 4, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Activity check

Williams' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Heffron vs Williams start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Heffron vs Williams?

Heffron vs Williams was broadcast on BT Sport Box Office in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Heffron vs Williams?

Liam Williams was a 17/10 (+170) underdog going into the contest, while Mark Heffron made his way into the ring at 23/50 (-220) with oddsmakers.