Kownacki vs Kiladze

Who won Kownacki vs Kiladze?

Adam Kownacki beat Iago Kiladze by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, January 20th, 2018, at Barclays Center, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Kownacki vs Kiladze stats

Back in January 2018, Adam Kownacki stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Iago Kiladze made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Adam Kownacki was the younger man by 3 years, at 29 years old.

Kiladze had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kownacki.

Both Adam Kownacki and Iago Kiladze fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kownacki was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 years and 2 months later than Kiladze, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 29 fewer professional rounds, totaling 116 compared to Kiladze's 145.

Adam Kownacki went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBC at heavyweight.

Iago Kiladze was ranked number 15 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.

Kownacki vs Kiladze form

Kownacki had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Artur Szpilka on July 15, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Artur Szpilka on July 15, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Nassau Coliseum, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Joshua Tufte on January 14, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Jesse Barboza on June 25, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Barclays Center, New York.

He had won against Danny Kelly on January 16, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Activity check

Kownacki's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

What time did Kownacki vs Kiladze start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:30 PM EST / 4:30 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 12:30 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Kownacki vs Kiladze?

Kownacki vs Kiladze was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Kownacki vs Kiladze?

Adam Kownacki was a 1/5 (-500) favorite going into the contest, while Iago Kiladze made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.