Kownacki vs Washington

Who won Kownacki vs Washington?

Adam Kownacki beat Gerald Washington by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, January 26th, 2019, at Barclays Center, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Keith Thurman beating Josesito Lopez for the WBA Super World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Tugstsogt Nyambayar defeated Claudio Marrero.

Kownacki vs Washington stats

Back in January 2019, Adam Kownacki stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Gerald Washington made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Kownacki had an advantage in power over Washington, with a 78% knockout percentage compared to Washington's 63%.

Adam Kownacki was the younger man by 7 years, at 30 years old.

Washington had a height advantage of 3 inches over Kownacki. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Adam Kownacki and Gerald Washington fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kownacki was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 years and 8 months earlier than Washington, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 19 fewer professional rounds, totaling 116 compared to Washington's 135.

Adam Kownacki went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBC, and 5 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Kownacki vs Washington form

Kownacki 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 Charles Martin on September 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Iago Kiladze on January 20, 2018, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Barclays Center, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Artur Szpilka on July 15, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale.

Before that, he had won against Artur Szpilka on July 15, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Nassau Coliseum, New York.

He had beaten Joshua Tufte on January 14, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Barclays Center, New York.

Washington 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 lost to Jarrell Miller on July 29, 2017, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Deontay Wilder on February 25, 2017, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Legacy Arena, Birmingham.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Ray Austin on July 16, 2016, by knockout in the 4th round at Legacy Arena, Birmingham.

Before that, he had won against Eddie Chambers on April 30, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at StubHub Center, Carson.

He had drawn with Amir Mansour on October 13, 2015, by split draw in their 10 round contest at Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Adam Kownacki had been fighting more than Gerald Washington.

Going into this contest, Adam Kownacki had last fought 4 months and 18 days ago, while Gerald Washington's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 28 days ago.

Kownacki's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

Washington's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Kownacki vs Washington start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Kownacki vs Washington?

Kownacki vs Washington was broadcast on FOX in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by ITV 4.

What were the odds on Kownacki vs Washington?

Adam Kownacki was a 3/25 (-830) favorite going into the contest, while Gerald Washington made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.