Fielding vs Paziwapazi

Who won Fielding vs Paziwapazi?

Rocky Fielding beat Abdallah Paziwapazi by knockout in the 2nd round on Friday, November 15th, 2019, at Olympia, Merseyside.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Murray vs Janjanin.

Fielding vs Paziwapazi stats

Back in November 2019, Rocky Fielding stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Abdallah Paziwapazi made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, with 23 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Paziwapazi had a massive power advantage over Fielding, boasting a 88% knockout percentage compared to Fielding's 56%.

Rocky Fielding was the older man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

Fielding had a height advantage of 1 inch over Paziwapazi.

Both Rocky Fielding and Abdallah Paziwapazi fought out of an orthodox stance.

Fielding was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 3 years and 3 months earlier than Paziwapazi, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, totaling 147 compared to Paziwapazi's 145.

Rocky Fielding went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBC at super middleweight.

Fielding vs Paziwapazi form

Fielding had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Canelo Alvarez on December 15, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Tyron Zeuge on July 14, 2018, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Baden-Arena, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Going into that contest, he had beaten David Brophy on September 30, 2017, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Super Middleweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against John Ryder on April 22, 2017, by split decision in their BBBOC British Super Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

He had beaten Christopher Rebrasse on April 2, 2016, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

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Fielding's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.6 rounds on average.

What time did Fielding vs Paziwapazi start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Olympia, Merseyside, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Fielding vs Paziwapazi?

The ESPN+ show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The YouTube UK broadcast of the card started at 8:00 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Fielding vs Paziwapazi?

Rocky Fielding was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Abdallah Paziwapazi made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.