Warburton vs Heaney II

Who won Warburton vs Heaney II?

Gerome Warburton beat Nathan Heaney by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, September 26th, 2026, at bp pulse LIVE Arena, Birmingham.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 97-93, 96-95 in favor of winner Gerome Warburton.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Liam Davies beating Nathaniel Collins. Also on the undercard Luke McCormack beat Kay Prospere for the BBBOC British Super Lightweight belt.

Warburton vs Heaney II stats

Gerome Warburton stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws, 2 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Nathan Heaney made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Heaney had an advantage in power over Warburton, with a 32% knockout percentage compared to Warburton's 12%.

Gerome Warburton was the younger man by 6 years, at 31 years old.

Heaney had a height advantage of 2 inches over Warburton.

Gerome Warburton fought out of the southpaw stance, while Nathan Heaney was an orthodox fighter.

Warburton was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 1 year and 2 months later than Heaney, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 46 fewer professional rounds, totaling 134 compared to Heaney's 180.

Gerome Warburton went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA at middleweight.

Warburton vs Heaney II form

Nathan Heaney had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Gerome Warburton on March 28, 2026, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, his contest against Sofiane Khati on February 8, 2025 ended in a no contest at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Brad Pauls on July 20, 2024, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham.

Before that, he had drawn with Brad Pauls on March 16, 2024 in their 12 round contest in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham.

He had defeated Denzel Bentley on November 18, 2023, by majority decision in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

Warburton's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

Heaney's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time did Warburton vs Heaney II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:10 PM BST at bp pulse LIVE Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom, which was 5:10 PM EST or 2:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Warburton vs Heaney II?

Warburton vs Heaney II was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Warburton vs Heaney II?

Gerome Warburton was a 3/10 (-320) favorite going into the contest, while Nathan Heaney made his way into the ring at 12/5 (+230) with oddsmakers.