Turchi vs McCarthy

Who won Turchi vs McCarthy?

Tommy McCarthy beat Fabio Turchi by split decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, October 11th, 2019, at PalaTrento, Trentino-Alto Adige.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 116-112, 116-112 in favor of winner Tommy McCarthy.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

Turchi vs McCarthy stats

Back in October 2019, Fabio Turchi stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Tommy McCarthy made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Turchi had a large advantage in power over McCarthy, boasting a 76% knockout percentage compared to McCarthy's 53%.

Fabio Turchi was the younger man by 2 years, at 27 years old.

McCarthy had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Fabio Turchi and Tommy McCarthy fought out of an orthodox stance.

Turchi was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 5 months later than McCarthy, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 43 fewer professional rounds, totaling 114 compared to McCarthy's 157.

Fabio Turchi went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBC at cruiserweight.

Turchi vs McCarthy form

Tommy McCarthy had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Richard Riakporhe on March 2, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at East of England Arena, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Matty Askin on November 19, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Victoria Warehouse, Trafford Road, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Matty Askin on November 19, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Victoria Warehouse, Trafford Road, Lancashire.

Before that, he had beaten JonLewis Dickinson on May 28, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.

He had won against Vladimir Reznicek on December 12, 2015, by points in the 6th round at Hilton Hotel, Blackpool.

Activity check

Turchi's last 2 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

McCarthy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Turchi vs McCarthy start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at PalaTrento, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Turchi vs McCarthy?

The DAZN show began at 7:30 PM EST / 4:30 PM PST. The Sky Sports Arena broadcast of the card started at 8:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Turchi vs McCarthy?

Fabio Turchi was a 7/25 (-360) favorite going into the contest, while Tommy McCarthy made his way into the ring at 263/100 (+260) with oddsmakers.