Kavaliauskas vs Abreu

Who won Kavaliauskas vs Abreu?

Egidijus Kavaliauskas beat Juan Carlos Abreu by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, July 7th, 2018, at Save Mart Arena, California.

The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 97-93, 97-93 in favor of winner Egidijus Kavaliauskas.

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 Abreu stats

Back in July 2018, Egidijus Kavaliauskas stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Juan Carlos Abreu made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Abreu had a slight advantage in power over Kavaliauskas, with a 90% knockout percentage compared to Kavaliauskas' 84%.

Egidijus Kavaliauskas was the younger man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Abreu had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kavaliauskas. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Egidijus Kavaliauskas and Juan Carlos Abreu fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kavaliauskas was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 7 months later than Abreu, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 23 fewer professional rounds, totaling 133 compared to Abreu's 156.

Egidijus Kavaliauskas went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, and 15 by the IBF at welterweight.

Activity check

Kavaliauskas' last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.7 rounds on average.

What time did Kavaliauskas vs Abreu start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Save Mart Arena, California, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Kavaliauskas vs Abreu?

Kavaliauskas vs Abreu was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Kavaliauskas vs Abreu?

Egidijus Kavaliauskas was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Juan Carlos Abreu made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.