Andreev vs Evans

Who won Andreev vs Evans?

Roman Andreev beat Craig Evans by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, February 3rd, 2018, at Bolshoy Ice Dome, Adler.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Andreev vs Evans stats

Back in February 2018, Roman Andreev stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Craig Evans made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws.

Roman Andreev was the older man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Roman Andreev fought out of the orthodox stance, while Craig Evans was a southpaw.

Andreev's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Evans', having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 9 months earlier than Evans, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 62 fewer professional rounds, totaling 118 compared to Evans' 180.

Roman Andreev went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA, 3 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF at lightweight.

Craig Evans was ranked number 6 by the WBO in the 135lb division.

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Andreev's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

What time did Andreev vs Evans start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Bolshoy Ice Dome, Adler, Russia, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Andreev vs Evans?

Andreev vs Evans was broadcast on ITV 4 in the UK.

What were the odds on Andreev vs Evans?

Roman Andreev was a 3/25 (-830) favorite going into the contest, while Craig Evans made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.