Catterall vs McKenna

Who won Catterall vs McKenna?

Jack Catterall beat Tyrone McKenna by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, June 30th, 2018, at Odyssey Arena, Belfast.

The scorecards were announced as 95-91, 94-93, 94-93 in favor of winner Jack Catterall.

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 beating Adeilson Dos Santos. Also on the undercard Jono Carroll beat Declan Geraghty.

Catterall vs McKenna stats

Back in June 2018, Jack Catterall stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Tyrone McKenna made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 1 draw, with 6 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Catterall had an advantage in power over McKenna, with a 57% knockout percentage compared to McKenna's 38%.

Jack Catterall was the younger man by 3 years, at 25 years old.

McKenna had a height advantage of 6 inches over Catterall.

Both Jack Catterall and Tyrone McKenna fought out of a southpaw stance.

Catterall was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 month later than McKenna, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 29 more professional rounds, totaling 218 compared to McKenna's 189.

Tyrone McKenna was ranked number 3 by the WBO in the 140lb division.

Catterall vs McKenna form

Catterall had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Tyrone Nurse on October 21, 2017, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Lukasz Janik on August 12, 2016, by points in the 8th round at Village Hotel, Ashton under Lyne.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Joe Hughes on May 13, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Bolton Whites Hotel (formerly De Vere Whites), Bolton.

Before that, he had defeated Noe Nunez on December 19, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had won against Jarkko Putkonen on October 10, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

Catterall's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Catterall vs McKenna start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:15 PM BST at Odyssey Arena, Belfast, United Kingdom, which was 5:15 PM EST or 2:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Catterall vs McKenna?

Catterall vs McKenna was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on Catterall vs McKenna?

Jack Catterall was a 17/100 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Tyrone McKenna made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.