Baranchyk vs Taylor

Who won Baranchyk vs Taylor?

Josh Taylor beat Ivan Baranchyk by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 18th, 2019, at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.

The scorecards were announced as 115-111, 115-111, 117-109 in favor of winner Josh Taylor.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This contest was for the IBF super lightweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Inoue vs Rodriguez for the IBF World Bantamweight, WBA World Bantamweight and The Ring Bantamweight championship.

Baranchyk vs Taylor stats

Back in May 2019, Ivan Baranchyk stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Josh Taylor made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 14 wins and 0 draws, with 12 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Taylor had a large advantage in power over Baranchyk, boasting a 86% knockout percentage compared to Baranchyk's 63%.

Ivan Baranchyk was the younger man by 2 years, at 26 years old.

Taylor had a height advantage of 2 inches over Baranchyk. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Ivan Baranchyk fought out of the orthodox stance, while Josh Taylor was a southpaw.

Baranchyk was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 1 year and 3 months earlier than Taylor, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 28 fewer professional rounds, totaling 111 compared to Taylor's 139.

Josh Taylor was ranked number 1 by the WBC, and 3 by the IBF in the 140lb division.

Baranchyk vs Taylor form

Baranchyk had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Anthony Yigit on October 27, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Lakefront Arena, Louisiana, New Orleans, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Petr Petrov on March 9, 2018, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Deadwood Mountain Grand, South Dakota.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Keenan Smith on July 14, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Buffalo Run Casino, Oklahoma.

Before that, he had won against Abel Ramos on March 10, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Buffalo Run Casino, Oklahoma.

He had beaten Wilberth Lopez on December 10, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Buffalo Run Casino, Oklahoma.

Taylor had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Ryan Martin on November 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round at The SSE Hydro, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Viktor Postol on June 23, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.

Going into that contest, he had won against Winston Campos on March 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at The SSE Hydro, Scotland.

Before that, he had defeated Miguel Vazquez on November 11, 2017, by knockout in the 9th round at Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh.

He had beaten Ohara Davies on July 8, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Braehead Arena, Glasgow.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Josh Taylor had been fighting more than Ivan Baranchyk.

Going into this contest, Ivan Baranchyk had last fought 6 months and 21 days ago, while Josh Taylor's last outing had been 6 months and 15 days ago.

Baranchyk's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Taylor's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did Baranchyk vs Taylor start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at The SSE Hydro, Scotland, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Baranchyk vs Taylor?

Baranchyk vs Taylor was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Baranchyk vs Taylor?

Ivan Baranchyk was a 199/50 (+400) underdog going into the contest, while Josh Taylor made his way into the ring at 17/100 (-590) with oddsmakers.