Gvozdyk vs Chilemba

Who won Gvozdyk vs Chilemba?

Oleksandr Gvozdyk beat Isaac Chilemba by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, November 19th, 2016, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Oleksandr Gvozdyk.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Gvozdyk vs Chilemba stats

Back in November 2016, Oleksandr Gvozdyk stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Isaac Chilemba made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Gvozdyk had a massive power advantage over Chilemba, boasting a 82% knockout percentage compared to Chilemba's 42%.

Oleksandr Gvozdyk was the same age as Isaac Chilemba, at 29 years old.

Gvozdyk had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Oleksandr Gvozdyk and Isaac Chilemba fought out of an orthodox stance.

Gvozdyk was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 8 years and 5 months later than Chilemba, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 142 fewer professional rounds, totaling 124 compared to Chilemba's 266.

Oleksandr Gvozdyk went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBC, 9 by the WBO, and 10 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Isaac Chilemba was ranked number 10 by the WBC in the 175lb division.

Gvozdyk vs Chilemba form

Oleksandr Gvozdyk had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Tommy Karpency on July 23, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Nadjib Mohammedi on April 9, 2016, by knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mike Snider on February 13, 2016, by knockout in the 1st round at Sportsmans Lodge, Studio City.

Before that, he had won against Cleiton Conceicao on November 20, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Francisco Sierra on September 19, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Sportsmans Lodge, Studio City.

Chilemba had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Sergey Kovalev on July 11, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Light Heavyweight, IBF World Light Heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Eleider Alvarez on November 28, 2015, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Vasily Lepikhin on March 14, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Bell Centre, Montreal.

Before that, he had won against Cory Cummings on August 2, 2014, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Revel Resort, Atlantic City, United States.

He had defeated Denis Grachev on March 15, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Oleksandr Gvozdyk had been fighting more than Isaac Chilemba.

Going into this contest, Oleksandr Gvozdyk had last fought 3 months and 27 days ago, while Isaac Chilemba's last outing had been 4 months and 8 days ago.

Gvozdyk's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 2 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Chilemba's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

Who broadcast Gvozdyk vs Chilemba?

Gvozdyk vs Chilemba was broadcast on HBO PPV in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports 1.

What were the odds on Gvozdyk vs Chilemba?

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