Joyce vs Kiladze

Who won Joyce vs Kiladze?

Joe Joyce beat Iago Kiladze by knockout in the 5th round on Sunday, September 30th, 2018, at Citizens Business Bank Arena, California.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Joyce vs Kiladze stats

Back in September 2018, Joe Joyce stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 5 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Iago Kiladze made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Joyce had a massive power advantage over Kiladze, boasting a 100% knockout percentage compared to Kiladze's 69%.

Joe Joyce was the older man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Joyce had a height advantage of 2 inches over Kiladze.

Both Joe Joyce and Iago Kiladze fought out of an orthodox stance.

Joyce was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 24 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 10 years and 1 month later than Kiladze, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 40 fewer professional rounds, totaling 105 compared to Kiladze's 145.

Joe Joyce went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBA at heavyweight.

Joyce vs Kiladze form

Joe Joyce had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ivica Bacurin on June 15, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Lenroy Thomas on May 5, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Donnie Palmer on March 17, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had defeated Rudolf Jozic on February 16, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at York Hall, London.

He had won against Ian Lewison on October 20, 2017, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Indigo at The O2, London.

Activity check

Joyce's last 5 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Joyce vs Kiladze start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Citizens Business Bank Arena, California, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Joyce vs Kiladze?

Joyce vs Kiladze was broadcast on Fox Sport 1 in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Joyce vs Kiladze?

Joe Joyce was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Iago Kiladze made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.