Yeleussinov vs Hicks

Who won Yeleussinov vs Hicks?

Daniyar Yeleussinov beat Reshard Hicks by technical knockout in the 1st round on Friday, September 13th, 2019, at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

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).

Yeleussinov vs Hicks stats

Back in September 2019, Daniyar Yeleussinov stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Reshard Hicks made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 12 wins and 1 draw, with 6 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Hicks had a slight advantage in power over Yeleussinov, with a 50% knockout percentage compared to Yeleussinov's 43%.

Daniyar Yeleussinov was the younger man by 7 years, at 28 years old.

Daniyar Yeleussinov fought out of the southpaw stance, while Reshard Hicks was an orthodox fighter.

Yeleussinov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 4 years and 9 months later than Hicks, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 6 fewer professional rounds, totaling 53 compared to Hicks' 59.

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Yeleussinov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Yeleussinov vs Hicks start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Yeleussinov vs Hicks?

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