Gvozdyk vs Amar

Who won Gvozdyk vs Amar?

Oleksandr Gvozdyk beat Mehdi Amar by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 17th, 2018, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 116-112, 118-110 in favor of winner Oleksandr Gvozdyk.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This contest was for the WBC light heavyweight championship of the world.

Gvozdyk vs Amar stats

Back in March 2018, Oleksandr Gvozdyk stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Mehdi Amar made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws.

Oleksandr Gvozdyk was the younger man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Both Oleksandr Gvozdyk and Mehdi Amar fought out of an orthodox stance.

Gvozdyk was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 27 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 10 years and 5 months later than Amar, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 124 more professional rounds, totaling 124 compared to Amar's 0.

Oleksandr Gvozdyk went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC at light heavyweight.

Mehdi Amar was ranked number 10 by the WBC in the 175lb division.

Gvozdyk vs Amar form

Oleksandr Gvozdyk had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Craig Baker on August 19, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Nebraska, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Yunieski Gonzalez on April 8, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill.

Going into that contest, he had won against Isaac Chilemba on November 19, 2016, by technical knockout in the 8th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Tommy Karpency on July 23, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Nadjib Mohammedi on April 9, 2016, by knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Gvozdyk's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

Amar's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Gvozdyk vs Amar start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Gvozdyk vs Amar?

Gvozdyk vs Amar was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Gvozdyk vs Amar?

Oleksandr Gvozdyk was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Mehdi Amar made his way into the ring at 18/1 (+1800) with oddsmakers.