Zeuge vs Fielding

Who won Zeuge vs Fielding?

Rocky Fielding beat Tyron Zeuge by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, July 14th, 2018, at Baden-Arena, Baden-Württemberg.

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).

This contest was for the vacant WBA super middleweight championship of the world.

Zeuge vs Fielding stats

Back in July 2018, Tyron Zeuge stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Rocky Fielding made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Zeuge had a slight advantage in power over Fielding, with a 55% knockout percentage compared to Fielding's 54%.

Tyron Zeuge was the younger man by 5 years, at 26 years old.

Fielding had a height advantage of 3 inches over Zeuge.

Both Tyron Zeuge and Rocky Fielding fought out of an orthodox stance.

Zeuge was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 6 months later than Fielding, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 60 more professional rounds, totaling 207 compared to Fielding's 147.

Rocky Fielding was ranked number 4 by the WBA in the 168lb division.

Zeuge vs Fielding form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Isaac Ekpo on March 24, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Inselparkhalle, Hamburg, Germany.

Prior to that, he had defeated Paul Smith on June 17, 2017, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Wetzlar.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Isaac Ekpo on March 25, 2017, by technical decision in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at MBS Arena, Potsdam.

Before that, he had won against Giovanni De Carolis on November 5, 2016, by knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at MBS Arena, Potsdam.

He had drawn with Giovanni De Carolis on July 16, 2016, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg.

Fielding 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 David Brophy on September 30, 2017, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Super Middleweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten John Ryder on April 22, 2017, by split decision in their BBBOC British Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Christopher Rebrasse on April 2, 2016, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Before that, he had been beaten by Callum Smith on November 7, 2015, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

He had won against Brian Vera on June 26, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Tyron Zeuge had been fighting more than Rocky Fielding.

Going into this contest, Tyron Zeuge had last fought 3 months and 20 days ago, while Rocky Fielding's last outing had been 9 months and 14 days ago.

Zeuge's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Fielding's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

What time did Zeuge vs Fielding start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Baden-Arena, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Zeuge vs Fielding?

Zeuge vs Fielding was broadcast on Sky Sports Arena in the UK.

What were the odds on Zeuge vs Fielding?

Tyron Zeuge was a 3/10 (-330) favorite going into the contest, while Rocky Fielding made his way into the ring at 64/25 (+260) with oddsmakers.