Parker vs Morrison

Who won Parker vs Morrison?

Zach Parker beat Marcus Morrison by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, November 6th, 2021, at Utilita Arena, West Midlands.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

Also on the undercard Denzel Bentley beat Sam Evans, Nathan Heaney defeated Sladan Janjanin, and Nathan Heaney was victorious over Sladan Janjanin.

Parker vs Morrison stats

Back in November 2021, Zach Parker stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Marcus Morrison made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Parker had a slight advantage in power over Morrison, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Morrison's 67%.

Zach Parker was the younger man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Parker had a height advantage of 1 inch over Morrison.

Both Zach Parker and Marcus Morrison fought out of an orthodox stance.

Parker was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 months later than Morrison, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 2 fewer professional rounds, totaling 124 compared to Morrison's 126.

Zach Parker went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF at super middleweight.

Parker vs Morrison form

Parker had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Sherzod Khusanov on July 10, 2021, by knockout in the 1st round at Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Vaughn Alexander on March 26, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Rohan Murdock on March 7, 2020, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Super Middleweight eliminator fight at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

Before that, he had won against Darryll Williams on November 3, 2018, by split decision in their BBBOC British Super Middleweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.

He had beaten Geard Ajetovic on July 14, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Baden-Arena, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Activity check

Parker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Morrison's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.7 rounds on average.

What time did Parker vs Morrison start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Utilita Arena, West Midlands, United Kingdom, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Parker vs Morrison?

Parker vs Morrison was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK.

What were the odds on Parker vs Morrison?

Zach Parker was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Marcus Morrison made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.