Rafferty vs Martirosyan

Who won Rafferty vs Martirosyan?

Jack Rafferty beat Hovhannes Martirosyan by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 7th, 2026, at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Jack Rafferty.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Joshua Buatsi losing to Willy Hutchinson for the WBC World Light heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Bradley Rea defeated Ezra Taylor, and Zak Miller was defeated by Gully Powar for the BBBOC British Featherweight title.

Rafferty vs Martirosyan stats

Jack Rafferty stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 27 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Hovhannes Martirosyan made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Rafferty had a slight advantage in power over Martirosyan, with a 67% knockout percentage compared to Martirosyan's 60%.

Jack Rafferty was the younger man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Rafferty had a height advantage of 3 inches over Martirosyan.

Both Jack Rafferty and Hovhannes Martirosyan fought out of an orthodox stance.

Rafferty was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 months earlier than Martirosyan, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, totaling 151 compared to Martirosyan's 133.

Jack Rafferty went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBC, and 13 by the IBF at welterweight.

Rafferty vs Martirosyan form

Rafferty remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Ekow Essuman on May 9, 2026, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Mark Chamberlain on August 23, 2025 in their 12 round contest in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight championship fight at Planet Ice, Altrincham.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Cory O’Regan on April 5, 2025, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight championship fight at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had beaten Reece MacMillan on February 8, 2025, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight championship fight at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester.

He had won against Henry Turner on October 5, 2024, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their BBBOC British Super Lightweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight championship fight at Liverpool Arena, Liverpool.

Activity check

Rafferty's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Rafferty vs Martirosyan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM GMT at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Rafferty vs Martirosyan?

Rafferty vs Martirosyan was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Rafferty vs Martirosyan?

Jack Rafferty was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Hovhannes Martirosyan made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+780) with oddsmakers.