Parker vs Morrison

Who won Parker vs Morrison?

Zach Parker beat Marcus Morrison by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday 6th November 2021 at Utilita Arena in 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 loses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

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

Zach Parker was the younger man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

Parker had a height advantage of 1 inch over Morrison.

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

Parker was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 less fights, and made his debut in 2015, 9 months later than Morrison, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 120 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 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had beat Rohan Murdock on 7th March 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 3rd November 2018 by split decision in their BBBOC British Super Middleweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.

He had beat Geard Ajetovic on 14th July 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Marcus Morrison made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.