McCarthy vs Jur

Who won McCarthy vs Jur?

Tommy McCarthy beat Alexandru Jur by knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, May 15th, 2021, at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Joshua Buatsi beating Daniel Blenda Dos Santos. Also on the undercard Lerrone Richards beat Giovanni De Carolis, Gamal Yafai was overcome by Jason Cunningham, and Dalton Smith was victorious over Lee Appleyard.

McCarthy vs Jur stats

Back in May 2021, Tommy McCarthy stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alexandru Jur made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested McCarthy had a slight advantage in power over Jur, with a 47% knockout percentage compared to Jur's 37%.

Tommy McCarthy was the older man by 34 years, at 31 years old.

McCarthy had a height advantage of 1 inch over Jur.

Both Tommy McCarthy and Alexandru Jur fought out of an orthodox stance.

McCarthy was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 10 years and 6 months later than Jur, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 10 more professional rounds, totaling 157 compared to Jur's 147.

Tommy McCarthy went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA, 7 by the WBC, and 5 by the IBF at cruiserweight.

McCarthy vs Jur form

Tommy McCarthy had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Bilal Laggoune on October 31, 2020, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Fabio Turchi on October 11, 2019, by split decision in their 12 round contest at PalaTrento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Richard Riakporhe on March 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at East of England Arena, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had lost to Matty Askin on November 19, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Victoria Warehouse, Trafford Road, Manchester.

He had been beaten by Matty Askin on November 19, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Victoria Warehouse, Trafford Road, Lancashire.

Activity check

McCarthy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did McCarthy vs Jur start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:20 PM BST at Manchester Arena, Lancashire, United Kingdom, which was 2:20 PM EST or 11:20 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast McCarthy vs Jur?

McCarthy vs Jur was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on McCarthy vs Jur?

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