Who won Abdullaev vs Zlaticanin?
Zaur Abdullaev beat Dejan Zlaticanin by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 11th, 2021 at RCC Boxing Academy in Ekaterinburg.
The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 118-110, 117-111 in favor of winner Zaur Abdullaev.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).
The undercard featured the clash of Tishchenko vs Kudryashov.
Abdullaev vs Zlaticanin stats
Back in September 2021, Zaur Abdullaev stepped into the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Dejan Zlaticanin made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Zlaticanin had a slight advantage in power over Abdullaev, with a 70% knockout percentage over Abdullaev's 62%.
Zaur Abdullaev was the younger man by 10 years, at 28 years old.
Abdullaev had a height advantage of 5 inches over Zlaticanin. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.
Zaur Abdullaev fought out of the orthodox stance, while Dejan Zlaticanin was a southpaw.
Abdullaev was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 8 years and 10 months later than Zlaticanin, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, totaling 142 compared to Zlaticanin's 139.
Zaur Abdullaev went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBC and 10 by the IBF at lightweight.
Abdullaev vs Zlaticanin form
Abdullaev had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Zhora Hamazaryan on March 27, 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg, Russia.
Prior to that, he had won against Pavel Malikov on August 22, 2020 by knockout in the 7th round at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Devin Haney on September 13, 2019 by knockout in the 4th round in their WBC Interim World Lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.
Before that, he had beaten Humberto Martinez on March 22, 2019 by technical knockout in the 10th round at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg, Russia.
He had defeated Ardie Boyose on March 10, 2018 by technical knockout in the 7th round at DIVS, Ekaterinburg.
Zlaticanin 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 lost to Mikey Garcia on January 28, 2017 by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.
Prior to that, he had won against Franklin Mamani on June 11, 2016 by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Ivan Redkach on June 13, 2015 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Bartow Arena, Birmingham.
Before that, he had beaten Alex Bone on October 25, 2014 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Mediterranean Sports Centre, Budva, Montenegro.
He had won against Ricky Burns on June 27, 2014 by split decision in their 12 round contest at Braehead Arena, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Zaur Abdullaev had been fighting more than Dejan Zlaticanin.
Going to this contest, Zaur Abdullaev had last fought 5 months and 15 days ago, while Dejan Zlaticanin's last outing had been 4 years, 7 months and 14 days ago.
Abdullaev's last 5 fights come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.
Zlaticanin's last 5 fights come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.
What time did Abdullaev vs Zlaticanin start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM UTC at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg, Russia, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM BST in the UK.
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