Morrell vs Gvozdyk

When is Morrell vs Gvozdyk?

David Morrell could face Oleksandr Gvozdyk in Autumn/Fall 2025 the United States.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Morrell vs Gvozdyk stats

David Morrell would step into the ring with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Oleksandr Gvozdyk would make his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Morrell would have a slight advantage in power over Gvozdyk, with a 82% knockout percentage compared to Gvozdyk's 80%.

David Morrell is the younger man by 10 years, at 27 years old.

Gvozdyk has a height advantage of 1 inch over Morrell. Despite this, he has a 2-inch reach advantage.

David Morrell fights out of the southpaw stance, while Oleksandr Gvozdyk is an orthodox fighter.

Morrell is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 5 years and 4 months later than Gvozdyk, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 58 fewer professional rounds, totaling 66 compared to Gvozdyk's 124.

David Morrell goes into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, and 8 by The Ring at light heavyweight.

Oleksandr Gvozdyk is currently ranked number 4 by the WBC, 11 by the WBO, and 7 by The Ring in the 175lb division.

Morrell vs Gvozdyk form

Morrell has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to David Benavidez on February 1, 2025, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight and WBC Interim World Light heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Radivoje Kalajdzic on August 3, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at BMO Stadium, Los Angeles.

Going into that contest, he had won against Sena Agbeko on December 16, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Minneapolis.

Before that, he had beaten Yamaguchi Falcao on April 22, 2023, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Aidos Yerbossynuly on November 5, 2022, by knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Minneapolis.

Gvozdyk has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to David Benavidez on June 15, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Light heavyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Isaac Rodrigues on September 30, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ricards Bolotniks on May 6, 2023, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Estadio Akron, Zapopan, Mexico.

Before that, he had beaten Josue Obando on February 11, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at The Derby Room Pomona at Fairplex, Pomona, United States.

He had been beaten by Artur Beterbiev on October 18, 2019, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Light heavyweight and IBF World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Liacouras Center, Philadelphia.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, David Morrell has been fighting more than Oleksandr Gvozdyk.

David Morrell last fought 7 months and 19 days ago, while Oleksandr Gvozdyk's last outing was 1 year, 3 months and 5 days ago.

Morrell's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 15 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Gvozdyk's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

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