Who won Brook vs Bizier?
Kell Brook beat Kevin Bizier by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, March 26th, 2016, at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).
This contest was for the IBF welterweight championship of the world.
Brook vs Bizier stats
Back in March 2016, Kell Brook stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 35 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Kevin Bizier made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Brook had a slight advantage in power over Bizier, with a 69% knockout percentage compared to Bizier's 68%.
Kell Brook was the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.
Bizier had a 2-inch reach advantage.
Both Kell Brook and Kevin Bizier fought out of an orthodox stance.
Brook was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 4 years earlier than Bizier, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 93 more professional rounds, totaling 226 compared to Bizier's 133.
Brook vs Bizier form
Brook had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Frankie Gavin on May 30, 2015, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had defeated Ionut Dan Ion on March 28, 2015, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Shawn Porter on August 16, 2014, by majority decision in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson, United States.
Before that, he had won against Alvaro Robles on March 15, 2014, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
He had beaten Matthew Hatton on March 17, 2012, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.
Activity check
Brook's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.
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