Abdukakhorov vs Obara

Who won Abdukakhorov vs Obara?

Kudratillo Abdukakhorov beat Keita Obara by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 30th, 2019, at 2300 Arena, Pennsylvania.

The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 117-111, 115-113 in favor of winner Kudratillo Abdukakhorov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Oleksandr Gvozdyk beating Doudou Ngumbu for the WBC World Light heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Ray Robinson defeated Egidijus Kavaliauskas.

Abdukakhorov vs Obara stats

Back in March 2019, Kudratillo Abdukakhorov stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Keita Obara made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Obara had a large advantage in power over Abdukakhorov, boasting a 90% knockout percentage compared to Abdukakhorov's 60%.

Kudratillo Abdukakhorov was the younger man by 6 years, at 26 years old.

Obara had a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Kudratillo Abdukakhorov and Keita Obara fought out of an orthodox stance.

Abdukakhorov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 years and 2 months later than Obara, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 9 fewer professional rounds, totaling 158 compared to Obara's 167.

Kudratillo Abdukakhorov went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBC, 11 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF at welterweight.

Keita Obara was ranked number 15 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF in the 147lb division.

Abdukakhorov vs Obara form

Abdukakhorov had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Twaha Kiduku on May 5, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Sport Palace "Uzbekiston", Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Prior to that, he had defeated Laszlo Toth on March 17, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at One City Grand Ballroom, Selangor, Malaysia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Sherzodbek Alimjanov on November 18, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Yoshlik, Khonobod, Uzbekistan.

Before that, he had won against Dmitry Mikhaylenko on July 9, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

He had beaten Dmitry Mikhaylenko on July 9, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at DIVS, Ekaterinburg.

Activity check

Abdukakhorov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Abdukakhorov vs Obara start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at 2300 Arena, Pennsylvania, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Abdukakhorov vs Obara?

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