Chagaev vs Oquendo

Who won Chagaev vs Oquendo?

Ruslan Chagaev beat Fres Oquendo by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Sunday 6th July 2014 at Akhmat Arena in Grozny.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 114-114, 115-113 in favor of winner Ruslan Chagaev.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

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

Chagaev vs Oquendo stats

Back in July 2014, Ruslan Chagaev stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 2 loses and 1  draw, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Fres Oquendo made his way to the ring with a record of 37 wins, 7 loses and 0 draws, with 24 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Oquendo had a slight advantage in power over Chagaev, with a 65% knock out percentage over Chagaev's 63%.

Ruslan Chagaev was the younger man by 6 years, at 36 years old.

Oquendo had a height advantage of 1 inch over Chagaev. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Ruslan Chagaev fought out of the southpaw stance, while Fres Oquendo was an orthodox fighter.

Chagaev's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Oquendo's, having had 9 less fights, and made his debut in 1997, 3 months later than Oquendo, whose first professional fight was in 1997. He had fought 126 more professional rounds, 222 to Oquendo's 96.

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Chagaev's last 3 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.3 rounds on average.

Oquendo's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

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