Who won Adeleye vs Bezus?
David Adeleye beat Dmytro Bezus by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Friday, February 17th, 2023, at York Hall, Bethnal Green.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.
The undercard featured the clash of Chamberlain vs Lenti.
Adeleye vs Bezus stats
Back in February 2023, David Adeleye stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.
Dmytro Bezus made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 10 wins and 0 draws.
David Adeleye was the younger man by 7 years, at 27 years old.
Bezus had a height advantage of 3 inches over Adeleye. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Both David Adeleye and Dmytro Bezus fought out of an orthodox stance.
Adeleye was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2019, 1 month earlier than Bezus, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, totaling 44 compared to Bezus' 40.
Adeleye vs Bezus form
Adeleye had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Elvis Garcia on November 11, 2022, by knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had beaten Chris Healey on April 23, 2022, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Wembley Stadium, London.
Going into that contest, he had won against Dominik Musil on November 12, 2021, by technical knockout in the 4th round at York Hall, London.
Before that, he had beaten Kamil Sokolowski on April 24, 2021, by points in the 6th round at York Hall, London.
He had defeated Dave Preston on March 26, 2021, by knockout in the 1st round at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London.
Activity check
Adeleye's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.
What time did Adeleye vs Bezus start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Adeleye vs Bezus?
Adeleye vs Bezus was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK.
What were the odds on Adeleye vs Bezus?
David Adeleye was a 7/100 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while Dmytro Bezus made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+750) with oddsmakers.
Bezus had a go fought off the front foot and wasn’t there just to make up the numbers but was ultimately out fought overpowered and outclassed. Adeleye very much a work in progress but one to watch…