Nurse vs Catterall

Who won Nurse vs Catterall?

Jack Catterall beat Tyrone Nurse by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 21st, 2017, at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

The scorecards were announced as 115-114, 118-111, 116-113 in favor of winner Jack Catterall.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

Nurse vs Catterall stats

Back in October 2017, Tyrone Nurse stepped into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws.

Jack Catterall made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 18 wins and 0 draws.

Tyrone Nurse was the older man by 3 years, at 27 years old.

Nurse had a height advantage of 4 inches over Catterall.

Tyrone Nurse fought out of the orthodox stance, while Jack Catterall was a southpaw.

Nurse was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 4 years and 5 months earlier than Catterall, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 94 more professional rounds, totaling 312 compared to Catterall's 218.

Jack Catterall was ranked number 3 by the WBO in the 140lb division.

Nurse vs Catterall form

Nurse had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Joe Hughes on April 22, 2017, by in the 12th round in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at Leicester Arena, Leicester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Tommy Coyle on July 30, 2016, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Tommy Coyle on July 30, 2016, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

Before that, he had won against Willie Limond on May 28, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.

He had beaten Chris Jenkins on November 21, 2015, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Catterall 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 Lukasz Janik on August 12, 2016, by points in the 8th round at Village Hotel, Ashton under Lyne, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had won against Noe Nunez on December 19, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had defeated Jarkko Putkonen on October 10, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had beaten Gabriel Fernando Punalef Calfin on July 11, 2015, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Velodrome, Manchester.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Tyrone Nurse had been fighting more than Jack Catterall.

Going into this contest, Tyrone Nurse had last fought 5 months and 29 days ago, while Jack Catterall's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 9 days ago.

Nurse's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 11 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 57 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.4 rounds on average.

Catterall's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Nurse vs Catterall start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Nurse vs Catterall?

Nurse vs Catterall was broadcast on BoxNation in the UK.

What were the odds on Nurse vs Catterall?

Tyrone Nurse was a 183/100 (+180) underdog going into the contest, while Jack Catterall made his way into the ring at 21/50 (-240) with oddsmakers.