Kavaliauskas vs Zewski

Who won Kavaliauskas vs Zewski?

Egidijus Kavaliauskas beat Mikael Zewski by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, September 12th, 2020, at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Kavaliauskas vs Zewski stats

Back in September 2020, Egidijus Kavaliauskas stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Mikael Zewski made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 23 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Kavaliauskas had an advantage in power over Zewski, with a 81% knockout percentage compared to Zewski's 68%.

Egidijus Kavaliauskas was the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Zewski had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kavaliauskas. Despite this, he had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Egidijus Kavaliauskas and Mikael Zewski fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kavaliauskas was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years later than Zewski, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 46 fewer professional rounds, totaling 133 compared to Zewski's 179.

Egidijus Kavaliauskas went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBC, and 13 by the WBO at welterweight.

Mikael Zewski was ranked number 13 by the WBC, 7 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF in the 147lb division.

Kavaliauskas vs Zewski form

Kavaliauskas had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Terence Crawford on December 14, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Ray Robinson on March 30, 2019, by majority draw at 2300 Arena, Pennsylvania.

Going into that contest, he had won against Roberto Arriaza on November 16, 2018, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma.

Before that, he had beaten Juan Carlos Abreu on July 7, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Save Mart Arena, California.

He had defeated David Avanesyan on February 16, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Nevada.

Activity check

Kavaliauskas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did Kavaliauskas vs Zewski start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Kavaliauskas vs Zewski?

Kavaliauskas vs Zewski was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US.

What were the odds on Kavaliauskas vs Zewski?

Egidijus Kavaliauskas was a 4/25 (-630) favorite going into the contest, while Mikael Zewski made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.