Rozicki vs Durodola

Who won Rozicki vs Durodola?

Ryan Rozicki beat Olanrewaju Durodola by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, December 2nd, 2023, at Sydney, Nova Scotia.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

This contest was an eliminator for the WBC cruiserweight championship of the world.

Rozicki vs Durodola stats

Back in December 2023, Ryan Rozicki stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Olanrewaju Durodola made his way to the ring with a record of 43 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws.

Ryan Rozicki was the younger man by 15 years, at 29 years old.

Durodola had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Ryan Rozicki and Olanrewaju Durodola fought out of an orthodox stance.

Rozicki was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 32 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years and 4 months later than Durodola, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 102 fewer professional rounds, totaling 72 compared to Durodola's 174.

Ryan Rozicki went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA, 1 by the WBC, 9 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF at cruiserweight.

Olanrewaju Durodola was ranked number 8 by the WBC in the 200lb division.

Rozicki vs Durodola form

Durodola had lost to all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Richard Riakporhe on November 20, 2021, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Ilunga Makabu on December 19, 2020, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Cruiserweight championship fight at Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Of The Congo.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Michal Cieslak on May 31, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round at MZOS Pruszków, ul. Bohaterów Warszawy 4, Pruszków, Poland.

Before that, he had been beaten by Krzysztof Wlodarczyk on June 2, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at G2A Arena, Jasionka 953, Rzeszow.

He had lost to Maksim Vlasov on February 3, 2018, by unanimous decision in the 10th round at Bolshoy Ice Dome, Adler, Russia.

Activity check

Durodola's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Rozicki vs Durodola start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 4:00 AM UTC at Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, which was 11:00 PM EST or 8:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Rozicki vs Durodola?

Ryan Rozicki was a 1/16 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Olanrewaju Durodola made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.