Tszyu vs Vassell

Who won Tszyu vs Vassell?

Tim Tszyu beat Denton Vassell by knockout in the 2nd round on Friday, February 8th, 2019, at Hordern Pavilion, New South Wales.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

Tszyu vs Vassell stats

Back in February 2019, Tim Tszyu 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.

Denton Vassell made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Tszyu had a massive power advantage over Vassell, boasting a 82% knockout percentage compared to Vassell's 44%.

Tim Tszyu was the younger man by 10 years, at 25 years old.

Tszyu had a height advantage of 1 inch over Vassell.

Both Tim Tszyu and Denton Vassell fought out of an orthodox stance.

Tszyu was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 19 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 10 years and 3 months later than Vassell, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 18 fewer professional rounds, totaling 144 compared to Vassell's 162.

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Tszyu's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Tszyu vs Vassell?

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