Munguia vs Sullivan

Who won Munguia vs Sullivan?

Jaime Munguia beat Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan by technical knockout in the 11th round on Saturday 11th January 2020 at Alamodome in Texas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 KG).

Munguia vs Sullivan stats

Back in January 2020, Jaime Munguia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 34 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 27 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 21 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Munguia had a slight advantage in power over O'Sullivan, with a 79% knock out percentage over O'Sullivan's 70%.

Jaime Munguia was the younger man by 12 years, at 23 years old.

Munguia had a height advantage of 2 inches over O'Sullivan.

Both Jaime Munguia & Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan fought out of an orthodox stance.

Munguia was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 year and 5 months later than O'Sullivan, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 32 more professional rounds, 199 to O'Sullivan's 167.

Jaime Munguia went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBC and 1 by the WBO at middleweight.

Munguia vs Sullivan form

Munguia remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Patrick Allotey on 14th September 2019 by knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Dennis Hogan on 13th April 2019 by majority decision in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Arena Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had beat Takeshi Inoue on 26th January 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Houston, Texas, United States.

Before that, he had won against Brandon Cook on 15th September 2018 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had beat Liam Smith on 21st July 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Nevada.

O'Sullivan had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to David Lemieux on 15th September 2018 by technical knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Berlin Abreu on 4th May 2018 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at StubHub Center, Carson.

Going into that contest, he had won against Antoine Douglas on 16th December 2017 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Place Bell, Quebec, Canada.

Before that, he had defeated Jaime Barboza on 17th September 2016 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion, Gilford, United States.

He had been beaten by Chris Eubank Jr on 12th December 2015 by unanimous decision in the 7th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jaime Munguia had been fighting more than Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan.

Going to this contest, Jaime Munguia had last fought 3 months and 28 days ago, while Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 27 days ago.

Munguia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

O'Sullivan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

What time did Munguia vs Sullivan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Alamodome, Texas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Munguia vs Sullivan?

Munguia vs Sullivan was broadcast on DAZN in the US.

What were the odds on Munguia vs Sullivan?

Jaime Munguia was a 1/25 (-2500) favourite going into the contest, while Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.