Murray vs Spera

Who won Murray vs Spera?

Martin Murray beat Cedric Spera by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, May 7th, 2016, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

Murray vs Spera stats

Back in May 2016, Martin Murray stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 3 losses, and 1  draw, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Cedric Spera made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 2 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Murray had a large advantage in power over Spera, boasting a 47% knockout percentage compared to Spera's 17%.

Martin Murray was the older man by 7 years, at 34 years old.

Both Martin Murray and Cedric Spera fought out of an orthodox stance.

Murray was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 3 years and 2 months earlier than Spera, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 230 more professional rounds, totaling 308 compared to Spera's 78.

Murray vs Spera form

Martin Murray had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Arthur Abraham on November 21, 2015, by split decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Tui Arena, Hannover, Germany.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jose Miguel Torres on September 5, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Mirzet Bajrektarevic on July 18, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had been beaten by Gennady Golovkin on February 21, 2015, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA Super World Middleweight and WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

He had lost to Sergio Martinez on April 27, 2013, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield, Distrito Federal, Argentina.

Activity check

Murray's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

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