Butaev vs Cosio

Who won Butaev vs Cosio?

Radzhab Butaev beat Azael Cosio by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, October 27th, 2018, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Radzhab Butaev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

Butaev vs Cosio stats

Back in October 2018, Radzhab Butaev stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Azael Cosio made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 7 losses and 2 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Cosio had a slight advantage in power over Butaev, with a 86% knockout percentage compared to Butaev's 78%.

Radzhab Butaev was the younger man by 13 years, at 24 years old.

Butaev had a height advantage of 1 inch over Cosio.

Both Radzhab Butaev and Azael Cosio fought out of an orthodox stance.

Butaev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 9 years and 10 months later than Cosio, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 52 fewer professional rounds, totaling 81 compared to Cosio's 133.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Azael Cosio had been fighting more than Radzhab Butaev.

Going into this contest, Radzhab Butaev had last fought 3 months and 7 days ago, while Azael Cosio's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 12 days ago.

What were the odds on Butaev vs Cosio?

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