Brant vs Baysangurov

Who won Brant vs Baysangurov?

Rob Brant beat Khasan Baysangurov by technical knockout in the 11th round on Friday, February 15th, 2019, at Grand Casino, Minnesota.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

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

Also on the undercard Derrick Webster lost to Lennox Allen, and Joshua Greer Jr defeated Giovanni Escaner.

Brant vs Baysangurov stats

Back in February 2019, Rob Brant stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Khasan Baysangurov made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 17 wins and 0 draws, with 7 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Brant had a large advantage in power over Baysangurov, boasting a 67% knockout percentage compared to Baysangurov's 41%.

Rob Brant was the older man by 7 years, at 29 years old.

Baysangurov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Brant.

Both Rob Brant and Khasan Baysangurov fought out of an orthodox stance.

Brant was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 2 months earlier than Baysangurov, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 25 more professional rounds, totaling 126 compared to Baysangurov's 101.

Khasan Baysangurov was ranked number 8 by the WBA in the 160lb division.

Brant vs Baysangurov form

Brant had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Ryota Murata on October 20, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Juergen Braehmer on October 27, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Sport and Congress Center, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Alexis Hloros on January 20, 2017, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Grand Casino, Hinckley, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Chris Fitzpatrick on August 5, 2016, by knockout in the 3rd round at Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula.

He had won against Delray Raines on April 15, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round at Grand Casino, Hinckley.

Activity check

Brant's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 10 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Brant vs Baysangurov start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Grand Casino, Minnesota, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Brant vs Baysangurov?

Brant vs Baysangurov was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Brant vs Baysangurov?

Rob Brant was a 7/50 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Khasan Baysangurov made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.