Richards vs McCrory

Who won Richards vs McCrory?

Craig Richards beat Padraig McCrory by knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, March 1st, 2025, at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast.

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).

This final_eliminator appeared on the undercard of Lewis Crocker beating Paddy Donovan for the IBF World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Shauna Browne lost to Elif Nur Turhan, Tommy McCarthy was overcome by Steven Ward, Ruadhan Farrell was victorious over Gerard Hughes, Aaron Bowen beat Juan Cruz Cacheiro, and Jack O Neill defeated Mohammed Wako.

Richards vs McCrory stats

Craig Richards stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw.

Padraig McCrory made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Craig Richards was the younger man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

McCrory had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Craig Richards and Padraig McCrory fought out of an orthodox stance.

Richards was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 6 months earlier than McCrory, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 36 more professional rounds, totaling 150 compared to McCrory's 114.

Richards vs McCrory form

Craig Richards had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Willy Hutchinson on June 1, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had won against Boris Crighton on February 10, 2024, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Indigo at The O2, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Joshua Buatsi on May 21, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had beaten Marek Matyja on October 30, 2021, by technical knockout in the 6th round at O2 Arena, London.

He had lost to Dmitry Bivol on May 1, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

McCrory had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Leonard Carrillo on November 1, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Edgar Berlanga on February 24, 2024, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Leon Bunn on October 22, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Fabriksporthalle, Frankfurt, Germany.

Before that, he had won against Marco Antonio Periban on August 6, 2022, by technical knockout in the 5th round at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Celso Neves on November 5, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Ulster Hall, Belfast.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Padraig McCrory had been fighting more than Craig Richards.

Going into this contest, Craig Richards had last fought 9 months ago, while Padraig McCrory's last outing had been 4 months ago.

Richards' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 10 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

McCrory's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Richards vs McCrory start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Richards vs McCrory?

Richards vs McCrory was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Richards vs McCrory?

Craig Richards was a 53/100 (-200) favorite going into the contest, while Padraig McCrory made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+160) with oddsmakers.