Who won Hurd vs Harrison?

Jarrett Hurd beat Tony Harrison by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday 25th February 2017 at Legacy Arena in Birmingham.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 KG).

This contest was for the IBF super welterweight championship of the world.

Hurd vs Harrison stats

Jarrett Hurd stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Tony Harrison made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 20 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Harrison had advantage in power over Hurd, with a 83% knock out percentage over Hurd's 68%.

Jarrett Hurd was the same age as Tony Harrison, at 32 years old.

Both Jarrett Hurd & Tony Harrison fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hurd was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 2 months later than Harrison, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 156 to Harrison's 170.

Jarrett Hurd went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBA and 3 by the IBF at super welterweight.

Tony Harrison was ranked number 7 by the WBA, 9 by the WBC, 13 by the WBO and 2 by the IBF in the 154lb division.

Hurd vs Harrison form

Hurd had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beat Erislandy Lara on 7th April 2018 by split decision in their IBF World Junior Middleweight and WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Austin Trout on 14th October 2017 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had won against Tony Harrison on 25th February 2017 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Legacy Arena, Birmingham.

Before that, he had beat Tony Harrison on 25th February 2017 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Legacy Arena, Alabama.

He had defeated Jorge Cota on 12th November 2016 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Liacouras Center, Philadelphia.

Harrison had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jermell Charlo on 22nd December 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Ishe Smith on 11th May 2018 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had defeated George Sosa on 17th February 2018 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Don Haskins Center, Texas.

Before that, he had beat Paul Valenzuela Jr on 14th October 2017 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

He had been beaten by Jarrett Hurd on 25th February 2017 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Legacy Arena, Birmingham.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Tony Harrison had been fighting more than Jarrett Hurd.

Going to this contest, Jarrett Hurd had last fought 4 years, 11 months and 23 days ago, while Tony Harrison's last outing had been 4 years, 3 months and 8 days ago.

Hurd's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Harrison's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Hurd vs Harrison start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Legacy Arena, Birmingham, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Hurd vs Harrison?

Jarrett Hurd was a 67/100 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Tony Harrison made his way into the ring at 6/5 (+120) with oddsmakers.