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Hughie Fury vs Chris Norrad report

Who won Fury vs Norrad?

Hughie Fury beat Chris Norrad by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, May 25th, 2019, at Victoria Warehouse, Manchester.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Fury vs Norrad stats

Back in May 2019, Hughie Fury stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Chris Norrad made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 17 wins and 0 draws, with 8 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Fury had a slight advantage in power over Norrad, with a 52% knockout percentage compared to Norrad's 47%.

Hughie Fury was the younger man by 11 years, at 25 years old.

Fury had a height advantage of 3 inches over Norrad.

Both Hughie Fury and Chris Norrad fought out of an orthodox stance.

Fury was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 9 months later than Norrad, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 93 more professional rounds, totaling 176 compared to Norrad's 83.

Hughie Fury went into the fight ranked number 14 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Fury vs Norrad form

Fury had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Kubrat Pulev on October 27, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Heavyweight eliminator fight at Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria.

Prior to that, he had defeated Sam Sexton on May 12, 2018, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at Bolton Whites Hotel, Lancashire, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Joseph Parker on September 23, 2017, by majority decision in their WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had beaten Fred Kassi on April 30, 2016, by technical decision in their 7 round contest at Copper Box Arena, London.

He had won against Dominick Guinn on March 26, 2016, by points in the 10th round at Wembley Arena, London.

Activity check

Fury's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Fury vs Norrad start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Fury vs Norrad?

Fury vs Norrad was broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK.

What were the odds on Fury vs Norrad?

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