Johnson vs Markic

Who won Johnson vs Markic?

Callum Johnson beat Emil Markic by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, April 24th, 2021, at York Hall, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Denzel Bentley's and Felix Cash's clash for the CBC Commonwealth Middleweight and BBBOC British Middleweight championship.

Johnson vs Markic stats

Back in April 2021, Callum Johnson stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Emil Markic made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 24 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Markic had a slight advantage in power over Johnson, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Johnson's 72%.

Callum Johnson was the younger man by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Markic had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Callum Johnson and Emil Markic fought out of an orthodox stance.

Johnson was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Markic, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 37 fewer professional rounds, totaling 84 compared to Markic's 121.

Callum Johnson went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBC, and 14 by the WBO at light heavyweight.

Emil Markic was ranked number 15 by the WBO in the 175lb division.

Johnson vs Markic form

Callum Johnson had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Sean Monaghan on March 9, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Artur Beterbiev on October 6, 2018, by knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illionis.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Frank Buglioni on March 24, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Willbeforce Shihepo on September 24, 2016, by knockout in the 9th round in their CBC Commonwealth Light Heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had won against Norbert Szekeres on June 18, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Event City, Trafford Park, Lancashire.

Activity check

Johnson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

What time did Johnson vs Markic start?

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

Who broadcast Johnson vs Markic?

Johnson vs Markic was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on Johnson vs Markic?

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