Bivol vs Pascal

Who won Bivol vs Pascal?

Dmitry Bivol beat Jean Pascal by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 24th, 2018 at Mark G. Etess Arena, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in New Jersey.

The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 117-111, 119-109 in favor of winner Dmitry Bivol.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 KG).

This contest was for the vacant WBA light heavyweight championship of the world.

Bivol vs Pascal stats

Back in November 2018, Dmitry Bivol stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jean Pascal made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, with 20 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Bivol had an advantage in power over Pascal, with a 79% knockout percentage over Pascal's 61%.

Dmitry Bivol was the younger man by 8 years, at 28 years old.

Bivol had a height advantage of 2 inches over Pascal. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Dmitry Bivol & Jean Pascal fought out of an orthodox stance.

Bivol was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 25 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 9 years and 9 months later than Pascal, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 161 fewer professional rounds, totaling 184 compared to Pascal's 345.

Jean Pascal was ranked number 9 by the WBA in the 175lb division.

Bivol vs Pascal form

Bivol remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Isaac Chilemba on August 4, 2018 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, New Jersey, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Sullivan Barrera on March 3, 2018 by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Trent Broadhurst on November 4, 2017 by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Before that, he had defeated Cedric Agnew on June 17, 2017 by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBA Interim World Light heavyweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Events Center, Las Vegas, United States.

He had won against Samuel Clarkson on April 14, 2017 by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBA Interim World Light heavyweight championship fight at MGM National Harbor, Maryland, USA.

Pascal had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Ahmed Elbiali on December 8, 2017 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Hialeah Park Racing & Casino, Florida, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Eleider Alvarez on June 3, 2017 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Sergey Kovalev on January 30, 2016 by majority decision in the 7th round in their IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBA Super World Light Heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Bell Centre, Montreal.

Before that, he had defeated Yunieski Gonzalez on July 25, 2015 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, United States.

He had been beaten by Sergey Kovalev on March 14, 2015 by technical knockout in the 8th round in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dmitry Bivol had been fighting more than Jean Pascal.

Going to this contest, Dmitry Bivol had last fought 3 months and 20 days ago, while Jean Pascal's last outing had been 11 months and 16 days ago.

Bivol's last 5 fights come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

Pascal's last 5 fights come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Bivol vs Pascal start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Mark G. Etess Arena, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, New Jersey, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Bivol vs Pascal?

Bivol vs Pascal was broadcast on HBO in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Bivol vs Pascal?

Dmitry Bivol was a 1/20 (-2000) favourite going into the contest, while Jean Pascal made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.