Ward vs Bolotniks

Who won Ward vs Bolotniks?

Ricards Bolotniks beat Steven Ward by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, December 14th, 2019, at Brentwood Centre, Essex.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Bob Ajisafe losing to Hosea Burton. Also on the undercard Andre Sterling was overcome by Liam Conroy, and Tommy Philbin was defeated by Serge Michel.

Ward vs Bolotniks stats

Back in December 2019, Steven Ward stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ricards Bolotniks made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 5 losses and 1 draw, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Bolotniks had a slight advantage in power over Ward, with a 40% knockout percentage compared to Ward's 33%.

Steven Ward was the same age as Ricards Bolotniks, at 30 years old.

Ward had a height advantage of 1 inch over Bolotniks.

Both Steven Ward and Ricards Bolotniks fought out of an orthodox stance.

Ward was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years and 2 months later than Bolotniks, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 82 fewer professional rounds, totaling 71 compared to Bolotniks' 153.

Steven Ward went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBO at light heavyweight.

Activity check

Bolotniks' last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Ward vs Bolotniks start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:30 PM GMT at Brentwood Centre, Essex, United Kingdom, which was 3:30 PM EST or 12:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Ward vs Bolotniks?

Ward vs Bolotniks was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Ward vs Bolotniks?

Steven Ward was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Ricards Bolotniks made his way into the ring at 3/2 (+150) with oddsmakers.