Carrasco vs Abdullaev

Who won Carrasco vs Abdullaev?

Zaur Abdullaev beat Juan Javier Carrasco by technical knockout in the 12th round on Saturday, October 19th, 2024, at Estadio Cubierto Aconcagua Arena, Mendoza.

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).

This contest was an eliminator for the IBF lightweight championship of the world.

Carrasco vs Abdullaev stats

Juan Javier Carrasco stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Zaur Abdullaev made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Carrasco had a slight advantage in power over Abdullaev, with a 60% knockout percentage compared to Abdullaev's 58%.

Juan Javier Carrasco was the older man by 2 years, at 32 years old.

Abdullaev had a height advantage of 1 inch over Carrasco. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Juan Javier Carrasco and Zaur Abdullaev fought out of an orthodox stance.

Carrasco's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Abdullaev's, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 4 months earlier than Abdullaev, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 36 fewer professional rounds, totaling 118 compared to Abdullaev's 154.

Juan Javier Carrasco went into the fight ranked number 12 by the IBF at lightweight.

Zaur Abdullaev was ranked number 7 by the WBA, 8 by the WBC, 4 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF in the 135lb division.

Carrasco vs Abdullaev form

Abdullaev had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Roger Gutierrez on February 10, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Roman Andreev on September 8, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Traktor Sport Palace, Chelyabinsk.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ricardo Nunez on March 7, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at DIVS, Ekaterinburg.

Before that, he had won against Jorge Linares on February 19, 2022, by knockout in the 12th round at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg.

He had beaten Dejan Zlaticanin on September 11, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg.

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Abdullaev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Carrasco vs Abdullaev start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM UTC at Estadio Cubierto Aconcagua Arena, Mendoza, Argentina, 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.

What were the odds on Carrasco vs Abdullaev?

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