Van Heerden vs Kozaev

Who won Van Heerden vs Kozaev?

Chris Van Heerden beat Aslanbek Kozaev by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday, August 17th, 2019, at Banc of California Stadium, California.

The scorecards were announced as 78-74, 79-73, 79-73 in favor of winner Chris Van Heerden.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Emanuel Navarrete beating Francisco De Vaca for the WBO World Junior Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Jessie Magdaleno beat Rafael Rivera.

Van Heerden vs Kozaev stats

Back in August 2019, Chris Van Heerden stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Aslanbek Kozaev made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Van Heerden had an advantage in power over Kozaev, with a 44% knockout percentage compared to Kozaev's 24%.

Chris Van Heerden was the same age as Aslanbek Kozaev, at 32 years old.

Van Heerden had a height advantage of 3 inches over Kozaev.

Chris Van Heerden fought out of the southpaw stance, while Aslanbek Kozaev was an orthodox fighter.

Van Heerden was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2006, 1 year and 6 months earlier than Kozaev, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 61 fewer professional rounds, totaling 236 compared to Kozaev's 297.

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Van Heerden's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Van Heerden vs Kozaev start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Banc of California Stadium, California, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Van Heerden vs Kozaev?

Van Heerden vs Kozaev was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Van Heerden vs Kozaev?

Chris Van Heerden was a 8/25 (-310) favorite going into the contest, while Aslanbek Kozaev made his way into the ring at 121/50 (+240) with oddsmakers.