McCormack vs Gardner

Who won McCormack vs Gardner?

Luke McCormack beat Kane Gardner by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, February 28th, 2026, at Vaillant Live, Derby.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 100-90, 100-90 in favor of winner Luke McCormack.

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 Owen Cooper's and Constantin Ursu's clash for the BBBOC British Welterweight and CBC Commonwealth Welterweight championship.

McCormack vs Gardner stats

Luke McCormack stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 4 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kane Gardner made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested McCormack had a massive power advantage over Gardner, boasting a 75% knockout percentage compared to Gardner's 39%.

Luke McCormack was the same age as Kane Gardner, at 30 years old.

Both Luke McCormack and Kane Gardner fought out of an orthodox stance.

McCormack was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2024, 6 years and 6 months later than Gardner, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 119 fewer professional rounds, totaling 22 compared to Gardner's 141.

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Gardner's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.3 rounds on average.

What time did McCormack vs Gardner start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at Vaillant Live, Derby, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast McCormack vs Gardner?

McCormack vs Gardner was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on McCormack vs Gardner?

Luke McCormack was a 1/14 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while Kane Gardner made his way into the ring at 19/2 (+950) with oddsmakers.