Scull vs Shishkin

Who won Scull vs Shishkin?

William Scull beat Vladimir Shishkin by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 19th, 2024, at Stadthalle, Falkensee.

The scorecards were announced as 116-113, 116-112, 115-113 in favor of winner William Scull.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

This contest was for the IBF super middleweight championship of the world.

Scull vs Shishkin stats

William Scull stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Vladimir Shishkin made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 0 draws, with 10 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Shishkin had a large advantage in power over Scull, boasting a 63% knockout percentage compared to Scull's 41%.

William Scull was the younger man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

Shishkin had a height advantage of 1 inch over Scull.

Both William Scull and Vladimir Shishkin fought out of an orthodox stance.

Scull was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 6 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 months later than Shishkin, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 19 more professional rounds, totaling 144 compared to Shishkin's 125.

William Scull went into the fight ranked number 1 by the IBF at super middleweight.

Vladimir Shishkin was ranked number 12 by the WBO, and 2 by the IBF in the 168lb division.

Scull vs Shishkin form

Shishkin had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Mike Guy on March 28, 2024, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Wayne State Fieldhouse, Detroit, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jose Uzcategui on December 17, 2022, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight eliminator fight at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jeyson Minda on March 5, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Ford Community Center, Michigan.

Before that, he had beaten Sena Agbeko on February 17, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

He had defeated Oscar Riojas on August 20, 2020, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Detroit, Michigan.

Activity check

Scull's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 1 month and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Shishkin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Scull vs Shishkin start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Stadthalle, Falkensee, Germany, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Scull vs Shishkin?

The DAZN show began at 3:00 PM EST / 12:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 8:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Scull vs Shishkin?

William Scull was a 6/5 (+120) underdog going into the contest, while Vladimir Shishkin made his way into the ring at 2/3 (-150) with oddsmakers.