Marku vs Moran

Who won Marku vs Moran?

Florian Marku beat Dylan Moran by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday 2nd September 2023 at AO Arena in Manchester.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Liam Smith losing to Chris Eubank Jr. Also, on the undercard Frazer Clarke beat Dave Allen, Mark Heffron was overcome by Jack Cullen for the BBBOC British Super Middleweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Middleweight titles, Adam Azim was victorious over Aram Faniian, Mikaela Mayer beat Silvia Bortot and Lauren Price defeated Lolita Muzeya.

Marku vs Moran stats

Back in September 2023, Florian Marku stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero loses and 1 draw.

Dylan Moran made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Florian Marku was the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Moran had a height advantage of 2 inches over Marku.

Both Florian Marku & Dylan Moran fought out of a southpaw stance.

Marku was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 less fights, and made his debut in 2018, 1 year and 6 months later than Moran, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 80 to Moran's 74.

Marku vs Moran form

Marku had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Miguel Parra Ramirez on 25th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Air Albania Stadium, Tirana, Albania.

Previous to that, he had beat Chris Jenkins on 2nd April 2022 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jorick Luisetto on 20th November 2021 by points in the 8th round at Wembley Arena, London.

Before that, he had beat Maxim Prodan on 25th September 2021 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.

He had defeated Rylan Charlton on 20th February 2021 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

Activity check

Marku's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Marku vs Moran start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM BST at AO Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 1:00 PM EST or 10:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Marku vs Moran?

Marku vs Moran 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 Marku vs Moran?

Florian Marku was a 1/6 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while Dylan Moran made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.