McCann vs Strand

Who won McCann vs Strand?

Dennis McCann beat Brad Strand by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 16th March 2024 at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham.

The scorecards were announced as 116-111, 116-112, 118-111 in favor of winner Dennis McCann.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Nathan Heaney beating Brad Pauls for the BBBOC British Middleweight championship. Also, on the undercard Zach Parker beat Tyron Zeuge, Liam Davies defeated Erik Robles, Eithan James was defeated by Owen Cooper, Joe Joyce beat Kash Ali and Pierce O Leary defeated Hovhannes Martirosyan.

McCann vs Strand stats

Dennis McCann stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero loses and 1 draw.

Brad Strand made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 11 wins and 0 draws.

Dennis McCann was the younger man by 4 years, at 23 years old.

Dennis McCann fought out of the southpaw stance, while Brad Strand was an orthodox fighter.

McCann was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 months later than Strand, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 87 more professional rounds, 89 to Strand's 2.

Dennis McCann went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBO at super bantamweight.

Brad Strand was ranked number 12 by the WBO in the 122lb division.

McCann vs Strand form

McCann remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Ionut Baluta on 18th August 2023 by technical draw in their 9 round contest at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Joe Ham on 26th November 2022 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their CBC Commonwealth Super Bantamweight championship fight at O2 Arena, Greenwich.

Going into that contest, he had beat James Beech Jnr on 16th July 2022 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick.

Before that, he had defeated Charles Tondo on 19th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

He had won against Juan Jose Jurado on 5th December 2021 by points in the 8th round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick.

Activity check

McCann's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did McCann vs Strand start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:30 PM GMT at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom, which was 4:30 PM EST or 1:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast McCann vs Strand?

McCann vs Strand was broadcast on TNT Sports 1 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on McCann vs Strand?

Dennis McCann was a 33/100 (-290) favourite going into the contest, while Brad Strand made his way into the ring at 12/5 (+230) with oddsmakers.