Cieslak vs Durodola

Who won Cieslak vs Durodola?

Michal Cieslak beat Olanrewaju Durodola by knockout in the 2nd round on Friday, May 31st, 2019, at MZOS Pruszków, ul. Bohaterów Warszawy 4, Pruszków.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

Cieslak vs Durodola stats

Back in May 2019, Michal Cieslak stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Olanrewaju Durodola made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, with 27 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Durodola had a large advantage in power over Cieslak, boasting a 93% knockout percentage compared to Cieslak's 67%.

Michal Cieslak was the younger man by 9 years, at 30 years old.

Cieslak had a height advantage of 1 inch over Durodola. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Michal Cieslak and Olanrewaju Durodola fought out of an orthodox stance.

Cieslak was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 2 years later than Durodola, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 64 fewer professional rounds, totaling 139 compared to Durodola's 203.

Michal Cieslak went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBO at cruiserweight.

Olanrewaju Durodola was ranked number 11 by the WBC in the 200lb division.

Cieslak vs Durodola form

Olanrewaju Durodola had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Krzysztof Wlodarczyk on June 2, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at G2A Arena, Jasionka 953, Rzeszow, Poland.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Maksim Vlasov on February 3, 2018, by unanimous decision in the 10th round at Bolshoy Ice Dome, Adler, Russia.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Dmitry Kudryashov on June 3, 2017, by knockout in the 5th round at Sports Palace, Rostov-na-Donu.

Before that, he had been beaten by Mairis Briedis on May 14, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia.

He had won against Dmitry Kudryashov on November 4, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Tatneft Arena, Kazan, Russia.

Activity check

Cieslak's last 2 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

Durodola's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Cieslak vs Durodola start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at MZOS Pruszków, ul. Bohaterów Warszawy 4, Pruszków, Poland, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Cieslak vs Durodola?

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