McComb vs Maxwell

Who won McComb vs Maxwell?

Sean McComb beat Sam Maxwell by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 2nd December 2023 at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena) in Belfast.

The scorecards were announced as 99-88, 100-87, 100-87 in favor of winner Sean McComb.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Michael Conlan losing to Jordan Gill. Also, on the undercard Caoimhin Agyarko defeated Troy Williamson, Tyrone McKenna was defeated by Lewis Crocker, Fearghus Quinn beat Angel Emilov, Gerard Hughes defeated Ruadhan Farrell and Leli Buttigieg was victorious over Mario Oliveira.

McComb vs Maxwell stats

Back in December 2023, Sean McComb stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Sam Maxwell made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws.

Sean McComb was the younger man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

McComb had a height advantage of 1 inch over Maxwell. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Sean McComb fought out of the southpaw stance, while Sam Maxwell was an orthodox fighter.

McComb was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 less fights, and made his debut in 2018, 1 year and 10 months later than Maxwell, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 27 more professional rounds, 136 to Maxwell's 109.

Sean McComb went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBO at super lightweight.

McComb vs Maxwell form

McComb had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Kaisee Benjamin on 6th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Genting Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Gavin Gwynne on 19th February 2021 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship fight at Bolton Whites Hotel (formerly De Vere Whites), Bolton, Lancashire.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Siar Ozgul on 12th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at LS-Live, Yorkshire.

Before that, he had beat Mauro Maximiliano Godoy on 1st February 2020 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Ulster Hall, Northern Ireland.

He had won against Emiliano Dominguez Rodriguez on 11th October 2019 by points in the 8th round at Ulster Hall, Northern Ireland.

Sam Maxwell had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Dalton Smith on 1st July 2023 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight championship fight at Utilita Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had lost to Alejandro Meneses on 22nd April 2022 by technical knockout in the 9th round at Echo Arena, Merseyside.

Going into that contest, he had beat Akeem Ennis-Brown on 28th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight and BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at Arena Birmingham, Birmingham.

Before that, he had defeated Ben Fields on 26th March 2021 by points in the 8th round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.

He had won against Joe Hughes on 29th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at BT Sport Studio, London.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sam Maxwell had been fighting more than Sean McComb.

Going to this contest, Sean McComb had last fought 6 months and 26 days ago, while Sam Maxwell's last outing had been 5 months and 1 day ago.

McComb's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

Maxwell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did McComb vs Maxwell start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast McComb vs Maxwell?

McComb vs Maxwell was broadcast on DAZN Global in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on McComb vs Maxwell?

Sean McComb was a 1/4 (-400) favourite going into the contest, while Sam Maxwell made his way into the ring at 11/4 (+280) with oddsmakers.