McCarthy vs Laggoune

Who won McCarthy vs Laggoune?

Tommy McCarthy beat Bilal Laggoune by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 31st, 2020, at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 116-113, 114-114 in favor of winner Tommy McCarthy.

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 Derek Chisora losing to Oleksandr Usyk. Also on the undercard Lee Selby lost to George Kambosos for the IBF World Lightweight belt, and Savannah Marshall defeated Hannah Rankin.

McCarthy vs Laggoune stats

Back in October 2020, Tommy McCarthy stepped into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Bilal Laggoune made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Laggoune had a slight advantage in power over McCarthy, with a 56% knockout percentage compared to McCarthy's 50%.

Tommy McCarthy was the older man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Both Tommy McCarthy and Bilal Laggoune fought out of an orthodox stance.

McCarthy was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 7 months later than Laggoune, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 23 fewer professional rounds, totaling 157 compared to Laggoune's 180.

Bilal Laggoune was ranked number 7 by the IBF in the 200lb division.

McCarthy vs Laggoune form

Tommy McCarthy had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Fabio Turchi on October 11, 2019, by split decision in their 12 round contest at PalaTrento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.

Prior to that, 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.

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

Before that, 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.

He had beaten JonLewis Dickinson on May 28, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.

Activity check

McCarthy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did McCarthy vs Laggoune start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:30 PM GMT at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 3:30 PM EST or 12:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast McCarthy vs Laggoune?

McCarthy vs Laggoune was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on McCarthy vs Laggoune?

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