Eubank Jr vs Awdijan

Who won Eubank Jr vs Awdijan?

Chris Eubank Jr beat Wanik Awdijan by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, October 16th, 2021, at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Chris Eubank Jr.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Hughie Fury beating Christian Hammer. Also on the undercard Savannah Marshall beat Lolita Muzeya.

Eubank Jr vs Awdijan stats

Back in October 2021, Chris Eubank Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Wanik Awdijan made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Eubank Jr had a massive power advantage over Awdijan, boasting a 73% knockout percentage compared to Awdijan's 39%.

Chris Eubank Jr was the older man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

Awdijan had a height advantage of 3 inches over Eubank Jr.

Both Chris Eubank Jr and Wanik Awdijan fought out of an orthodox stance.

Eubank Jr was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 11 months earlier than Awdijan, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 85 more professional rounds, totaling 234 compared to Awdijan's 149.

Chris Eubank Jr went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, and 3 by the WBC at middleweight.

Eubank Jr vs Awdijan form

Eubank Jr 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 defeated Marcus Morrison on May 1, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Matt Korobov on December 7, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA Interim World Middleweight and WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten James DeGale on February 23, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against JJ McDonagh on September 28, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

He had been beaten by George Groves on February 17, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

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Eubank Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Eubank Jr vs Awdijan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:30 PM BST at Newcastle Arena, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom, which was 3:30 PM EST or 12:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Eubank Jr vs Awdijan?

Eubank Jr vs Awdijan was broadcast on Sky Sports Arena in the UK.

What were the odds on Eubank Jr vs Awdijan?

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