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Nov 18 2016
Friday

Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom

12 round contest @ Super Middleweight
24-3-0 
UD 12

Score cards

  • 119-110
  • 119-109
  • 119-109
UD 12
30-4-1

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The tape

29
Age
35
6' 0" / 182 cm
Height
6' 0" / 182 cm
72" / 183 cm
Reach
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Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Tape record

UDKOTKOSDTKO
Form
KOUDTKORTDTKO
24
Wins
30
18
By KO
13
75
KO%
43
3
Loses
4
Draws
1
2008
Debut
2006

Tape rankings @ Super Middleweight

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The Ring
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WBA
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15
WBC
15
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WBO
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IBF
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George Groves vs Eduard Gutknecht report


Who won Groves vs Gutknecht?

George Groves beat Eduard Gutknecht by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday 18th November 2016 at Wembley (SSE) Arena in London.

The scorecards were announced as 119-110, 119-109, 119-109 in favor of winner George Groves.

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).

Groves vs Gutknecht stats

Back in November 2016, George Groves stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 3 loses and 0  draws, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Eduard Gutknecht made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 4 loses and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Groves had a massive power advantage over Gutknecht, boosting at 75% knock out percentage over Gutknecht's 43%.

George Groves was the younger man by 6 years, at 29 years old.

Both George Groves & Eduard Gutknecht fought out of an orthodox stance.

Groves was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 less fights, and made his debut in 2008, 2 year and 5 months later than Gutknecht, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 88 less professional rounds, 168 to Gutknecht's 256.

George Groves went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBC at super middleweight.

Eduard Gutknecht was ranked number 15 by the WBC in the 168lb division.

Groves vs Gutknecht form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Martin Murray on 25th June 2016 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had defeated David Brophy on 9th April 2016 by knockout in the 4th round at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beat Andrea Di Luisa on 30th January 2016 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Copper Box Arena, London.

Before that, he had been beaten by Badou Jack on 12th September 2015 by split decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

He had won against Denis Douglin on 22nd November 2014 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Eduard Gutknecht had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Artem Redko on 18th June 2016 by knockout in the 3rd round at Box-Muehle, Gifhorn, Germany.

Previous to that, he had lost to Juergen Braehmer on 12th March 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg.

Going into that contest, he had beat Arman Torosyan on 21st November 2015 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Tui Arena, Hannover.

Before that, he had defeated Slavisa Simeunovic on 11th July 2015 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Landkostarena, Bestensee.

He had won against Steve Kroekel on 2nd May 2015 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Trainingszentrum, Bestensee.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Eduard Gutknecht had been fighting more than George Groves.

Going to this contest, George Groves had last fought 4 months and 24 days ago, while Eduard Gutknecht's last outing had been 5 months ago.

Groves' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Gutknecht's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

What time did Groves vs Gutknecht 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 Groves vs Gutknecht?

Groves vs Gutknecht was broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK.

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Result

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Groves

Eduard

Gutknecht

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Round 1

Groves
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George Groves

Eduard Gutknecht

108

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