Tabiti vs Cunningham

Who won Tabiti vs Cunningham?

Andrew Tabiti beat Steve Cunningham by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, August 26th, 2017, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 97-93, 100-90 in favor of winner Andrew Tabiti.

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).

Tabiti vs Cunningham stats

Back in August 2017, Andrew Tabiti stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Steve Cunningham made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw.

Andrew Tabiti was the younger man by 13 years, at 28 years old.

Cunningham had a height advantage of 2 inches over Tabiti. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Andrew Tabiti and Steve Cunningham fought out of an orthodox stance.

Tabiti was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 24 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 12 years and 8 months later than Cunningham, whose first professional fight was in 2000. He had fought 196 fewer professional rounds, totaling 108 compared to Cunningham's 304.

Andrew Tabiti went into the fight ranked number 12 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, and 9 by the IBF at cruiserweight.

Steve Cunningham was ranked number 10 by the IBF in the 200lb division.

Tabiti vs Cunningham form

Tabiti had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Quantis Graves on February 24, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Pechanga Resort & Casino, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Keith Tapia on May 13, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Tamas Lodi on September 29, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Palms Casino and Resort, Pearl Theater, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Roberto Santos on July 25, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Palms Casino and Resort, Pearl Theater, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Thomas Hanshaw on June 21, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Cunningham had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Krzysztof Glowacki on April 16, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had drawn with Antonio Tarver on August 14, 2015, by split draw in their 12 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Vyacheslav Glazkov on March 14, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada.

Before that, he had defeated Natu Visinia on October 18, 2014, by technical knockout in the 7th round at 2300 Arena, Philadelphia, United States.

He had won against Amir Mansour on April 4, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Liacouras Center, Philadelphia.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Andrew Tabiti had been fighting more than Steve Cunningham.

Going into this contest, Andrew Tabiti had last fought 6 months and 2 days ago, while Steve Cunningham's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 10 days ago.

Tabiti's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

Cunningham's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time did Tabiti vs Cunningham start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 5:00 PM EST / 2:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Tabiti vs Cunningham?

Andrew Tabiti was a 6/25 (-420) favorite going into the contest, while Steve Cunningham made his way into the ring at 393/100 (+390) with oddsmakers.