Groves vs Gutknecht

Who won Groves vs Gutknecht?

George Groves beat Eduard Gutknecht by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, November 18th, 2016, at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 119-110, 119-109, 119-109 in favor of winner George Groves.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

Groves vs Gutknecht stats

Back in November 2016, George Groves stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 3 losses, and 0  draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Eduard Gutknecht made his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Groves had a massive power advantage over Gutknecht, boasting a 75% knockout percentage compared to Gutknecht's 43%.

George Groves was the younger man by 6 years, at 28 years old.

Both George Groves and Eduard Gutknecht fought out of an orthodox stance.

Groves was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 2 years and 5 months later than Gutknecht, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 88 fewer professional rounds, totaling 168 compared to Gutknecht's 256.

George Groves went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBC at super middleweight.

Eduard Gutknecht was ranked number 15 by the WBC in the 168lb division.

Groves vs Gutknecht form

Groves 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 Martin Murray on June 25, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated David Brophy on April 9, 2016, by knockout in the 4th round at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Andrea Di Luisa on January 30, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Copper Box Arena, London.

Before that, he had been beaten by Badou Jack on September 12, 2015, by split decision in their WBC World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

He had won against Denis Douglin on November 22, 2014, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Eduard Gutknecht had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Artem Redko on June 18, 2016, by knockout in the 3rd round at Box-Muehle, Gifhorn, Germany.

Prior to that, he had lost to Juergen Braehmer on March 12, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Arman Torosyan on November 21, 2015, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Tui Arena, Hannover.

Before that, he had defeated Slavisa Simeunovic on July 11, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Landkostarena, Bestensee.

He had won against Steve Kroekel on May 2, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Trainingszentrum, Bestensee.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Eduard Gutknecht had been fighting more than George Groves.

Going into this contest, George Groves had last fought 4 months and 24 days ago, while Eduard Gutknecht's last outing had been 5 months ago.

Groves' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Gutknecht's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

What time did Groves vs Gutknecht start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Groves vs Gutknecht?

Groves vs Gutknecht was broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK.

What were the odds on Groves vs Gutknecht?

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