Anderson vs Rudenko

Who won Anderson vs Rudenko?

Jared Anderson beat Andriy Rudenko by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday 26th August 2023 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Also, on the undercard Bakhodir Jalolov was victorious over Onoriode Ehwarieme, Efe Ajagba beat Zhan Kossobutskiy and Nico Ali Walsh was overcome by Sona Akale.

Anderson vs Rudenko stats

Jared Anderson stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

Andriy Rudenko made his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 6 loses and 0 draws.

Jared Anderson was the younger man by 17 years, at 23 years old.

Anderson had a height advantage of 4 inches over Rudenko. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Jared Anderson & Andriy Rudenko fought out of an orthodox stance.

Anderson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 26 less fights, and made his debut in 2019, 13 year later than Rudenko, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 191 less professional rounds, 46 to Rudenko's 237.

Jared Anderson went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA, 7 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO and 15 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Anderson vs Rudenko form

Anderson remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Charles Martin on 1st July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Huntington Center, Toledo, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated George Arias on 8th April 2023 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Prudential Center, Newark.

Going into that contest, he had beat Jerry Forrest on 10th December 2022 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had won against Miljan Rovcanin on 27th August 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa.

He had beat Oleksandr Teslenko on 11th December 2021 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

Anderson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Rudenko's last 4 fights had come over a period of 9 years and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.5 rounds on average.

What time did Anderson vs Rudenko start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Anderson vs Rudenko?

The ESPN show is expected to begin at 10:30 PM EST / 7:30 PM PST. The Sky Sports Arena broadcast of the card is expected to start at 2:30 AM (BTS).

What were the odds on Anderson vs Rudenko?

Jared Anderson was a 1/50 (-5000) favourite going into the contest, while Andriy Rudenko made his way into the ring at 29/2 (+1500) with oddsmakers.