Murat vs Fornling

Who won Murat vs Fornling?

Sven Fornling beat Karo Murat by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 15th, 2018, at Sporthalle, Hamburg.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Sven Fornling.

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).

Murat vs Fornling stats

Back in December 2018, Karo Murat stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sven Fornling made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Murat had an advantage in power over Fornling, with a 66% knockout percentage compared to Fornling's 50%.

Karo Murat was the older man by 5 years, at 35 years old.

Fornling had a height advantage of 2 inches over Murat.

Both Karo Murat and Sven Fornling fought out of an orthodox stance.

Murat was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 7 years and 1 month earlier than Fornling, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 161 more professional rounds, totaling 250 compared to Fornling's 89.

Karo Murat went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, and 4 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Sven Fornling was ranked number 10 by the IBF in the 175lb division.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sven Fornling had been fighting more than Karo Murat.

Going into this contest, Karo Murat had last fought 1 year, 5 months and 14 days ago, while Sven Fornling's last outing had been 7 months and 24 days ago.

Murat's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.3 rounds on average.

Fornling's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.7 rounds on average.

What time did Murat vs Fornling start?

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

What were the odds on Murat vs Fornling?

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