Saunders vs Murray

Who won Saunders vs Murray?

Billy Joe Saunders beat Martin Murray by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, December 4th, 2020, at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 120-109, 118-110, 120-109 in favor of winner Billy Joe Saunders.

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

This contest was for the WBO super middleweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard James Tennyson was victorious over Josh O’Reilly for the WBA World Lightweight championship, Lerrone Richards beat Timo Laine, and Shannon Courtenay defeated Dorota Norek.

Saunders vs Murray stats

Back in December 2020, Billy Joe Saunders stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 29 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Martin Murray made his way to the ring with a record of 39 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Saunders had a slight advantage in power over Murray, with a 48% knockout percentage compared to Murray's 44%.

Billy Joe Saunders was the younger man by 7 years, at 31 years old.

Murray had a height advantage of 1 inch over Saunders. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Billy Joe Saunders fought out of the southpaw stance, while Martin Murray was an orthodox fighter.

Saunders was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 5 months later than Murray, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 86 fewer professional rounds, totaling 222 compared to Murray's 308.

Martin Murray was ranked number 12 by the WBO in the 168lb division.

Saunders vs Murray form

Saunders 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 won against Marcelo Esteban Coceres on November 9, 2019, by knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Shefat Isufi on May 18, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Super Middleweight championship fight at Lamex Stadium, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Charles Adamu on December 22, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had defeated David Lemieux on December 16, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada.

He had won against Willie Monroe Jr on September 16, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Martin Murray had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Sladan Janjanin on November 15, 2019, by points in the 8th round at Olympia, Merseyside, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Rui Manuel Pavanito on July 12, 2019, by points in the 10th round at Olympia, Merseyside.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Hassan N’Dam on December 22, 2018, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had beaten Roberto Garcia on June 23, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

He had won against Gabriel Rosado on April 22, 2017, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Billy Joe Saunders had been fighting more than Martin Murray.

Going into this contest, Billy Joe Saunders had last fought 1 year and 25 days ago, while Martin Murray's last outing had been 1 year and 19 days ago.

Saunders' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

Murray's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

What time did Saunders vs Murray start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Saunders vs Murray?

The DAZN show began at 1:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST. The Sky Sports Arena broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Saunders vs Murray?

Billy Joe Saunders was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Martin Murray made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.