McDonnell vs Solis II

Who won McDonnell vs Solis II?

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 KG).

This contest was for the WBA bantamweight championship of the world.

McDonnell vs Solis II stats

Back in November 2017, Jamie McDonnell stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Liborio Solis made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 5 loses and 1 draw, with 11 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested McDonnell had a slight advantage in power over Solis, with a 45% knock out percentage over Solis' 44%.

Jamie McDonnell was the younger man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

McDonnell had a height advantage of 6 inches over Solis. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Jamie McDonnell & Liborio Solis fought out of an orthodox stance.

McDonnell was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 4 year and 9 months later than Solis, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 44 less professional rounds, 246 to Solis' 290.

Liborio Solis was ranked number 3 by the WBA in the 118lb division.

McDonnell vs Solis II form

McDonnell had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Liborio Solis on 12th November 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Previous to that, he had defeated Fernando Vargas on 9th April 2016 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beat Tomoki Kameda on 6th September 2015 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, United States.

Before that, he had won against Tomoki Kameda on 9th May 2015 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at State Farm Arena, Hidalgo.

He had beat Javier Nicolas Chacon on 22nd November 2014 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Solis had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Jamie McDonnell on 12th November 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Bantamweight championship fight at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Previous to that, he had defeated Freddy Beleno on 16th July 2016 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Hotel Sheraton Bijao, Santa Clara, Panama.

Going into that contest, he had won against Juan Carlos Vega on 25th June 2016 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Centro Recreacional Yesterday, Turmero, Venezuela.

Before that, he had been beaten by Shinsuke Yamanaka on 4th March 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Bantamweight championship fight at Shimazu Arena, Kyoto, Japan.

He had defeated Jonathan Baat on 17th December 2015 by unanimous decision in their 9 round contest at Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City, Panama.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Liborio Solis had been fighting more than Jamie McDonnell.

Going to this contest, Jamie McDonnell had last fought 11 months and 23 days ago, while Liborio Solis' last outing had been 11 months and 23 days ago.

McDonnell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

Solis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did McDonnell vs Solis II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast McDonnell vs Solis II?

McDonnell vs Solis II was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by HBO.

What were the odds on McDonnell vs Solis II?

Jamie McDonnell was a 9/25 (-280) favourite going into the contest, while Liborio Solis made his way into the ring at 2/1 (+200) with oddsmakers.