Fayfer vs Papin

Who won Fayfer vs Papin?

Aleksei Papin beat Ruslan Fayfer by knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, August 22nd, 2020, at WoW Arena, Krasnaya Polyana.

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).

This contest was an eliminator for the WBC cruiserweight championship of the world.

Fayfer vs Papin stats

Back in August 2020, Ruslan Fayfer stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Aleksei Papin made his way to the ring with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Papin had a large advantage in power over Fayfer, boasting a 91% knockout percentage compared to Fayfer's 64%.

Ruslan Fayfer was the younger man by 4 years, at 29 years old.

Papin had a height advantage of 1 inch over Fayfer.

Both Ruslan Fayfer and Aleksei Papin fought out of an orthodox stance.

Fayfer was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years and 2 months earlier than Papin, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 60 more professional rounds, totaling 143 compared to Papin's 83.

Ruslan Fayfer went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBC, 6 by the WBO, and 1 by the IBF at cruiserweight.

Aleksei Papin was ranked number 4 by the WBC in the 200lb division.

Fayfer vs Papin form

Fayfer had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Yury Kashinsky on November 30, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Maykop, Russia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Andrew Tabiti on October 13, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Ekaterinburg Expo, Ekaterinburg.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Emmanuel Danso on June 9, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Olimp, Krasnodar.

Before that, he had won against Isaac Paa Kwesi Ankrah on November 3, 2017, by knockout in the 2nd round at Trade Union Sport Palace Nagorny, Nizhny Novgorod (Gorky).

He had beaten Junior Anthony Wright on August 18, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Usadba Familiya, Plastunovskaya.

Activity check

Fayfer's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Papin's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.5 rounds on average.

What time did Fayfer vs Papin start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at WoW Arena, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Fayfer vs Papin?

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