Who won Nurse vs Catterall?

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

The scorecards were announced as 114-115, 111-118, 113-116 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

Tyrone Nurse stepped into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 2 loses 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 4 years, at 33 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 140 more professional rounds, 312 to Catterall's 172.

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 22nd April 2017 by in the 12th round in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at Leicester Arena, Leicester, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had beat Tommy Coyle on 30th July 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 28th May 2016 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.

He had beat Chris Jenkins on 21st November 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 12th August 2016 by points in the 8th round at Village Hotel, Ashton under Lyne, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated Joe Hughes on 13th May 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 19th December 2015 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

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

He had beat Gabriel Fernando Punalef Calfin on 11th July 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 to this contest, Tyrone Nurse had last fought 5 years, 9 months and 9 days ago, while Jack Catterall's last outing had been 6 years, 5 months and 19 days ago.

Nurse's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 9 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 7 years, 6 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 6 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.