Catterall vs McKenna

Who won Catterall vs McKenna?

Jack Catterall beat Tyrone McKenna by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 30th June 2018 at Odyssey Arena in 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 loses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Catterall had advantage in power over McKenna, with a 57% knock out percentage over 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 & 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 22 more professional rounds, 194 to McKenna's 172.

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 21st October 2017 by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had beat Joe Hughes on 13th May 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 19th December 2015 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had won against Jarkko Putkonen on 10th October 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Tyrone McKenna made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.