Abdukakhorov vs Owens

Who won Abdukakhorov vs Owens?

Ve Shawn Owens beat Kudratillo Abdukakhorov by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, February 25th, 2023, at Armory, Minneapolis.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 99-91, 97-93 in favor of winner Ve Shawn Owens.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 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 Subriel Matias beating Jeremias Ponce for the IBF World Junior Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Elvis Rodriguez beat Joseph Adorno, and Jamal James defeated Alberto Ignacio Palmetta.

Abdukakhorov vs Owens stats

Back in February 2023, Kudratillo Abdukakhorov stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ve Shawn Owens made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Owens had a massive power advantage over Abdukakhorov, boasting a 92% knockout percentage compared to Abdukakhorov's 56%.

Kudratillo Abdukakhorov was the younger man by 2 years, at 30 years old.

Owens had a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Kudratillo Abdukakhorov and Ve Shawn Owens fought out of an orthodox stance.

Abdukakhorov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 month earlier than Owens, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 96 more professional rounds, totaling 168 compared to Owens' 72.

Abdukakhorov vs Owens form

Kudratillo Abdukakhorov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Cody Crowley on December 11, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Luis Collazo on October 18, 2019, by technical decision in their 10 round contest at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Keita Obara on March 30, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at 2300 Arena, Pennsylvania.

Before that, he had won against Twaha Kiduku on May 5, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Sport Palace "Uzbekiston", Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

He had beaten Laszlo Toth on March 17, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at One City Grand Ballroom, Selangor, Malaysia.

Activity check

Abdukakhorov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Abdukakhorov vs Owens start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Armory, Minneapolis, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Abdukakhorov vs Owens?

The fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by YouTube UK.

What were the odds on Abdukakhorov vs Owens?

Kudratillo Abdukakhorov was a 1/6 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Ve Shawn Owens made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.