Avanesyan vs Metz

Who won Avanesyan vs Metz?

David Avanesyan beat Oskari Metz by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, March 19th, 2022, at Wembley Arena, London.

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).

Also on the undercard Hamzah Sheeraz was victorious over Jez Smith, Mark Chamberlain beat Jeff Ofori, and Sam Noakes defeated Vincenzo Finiello.

Avanesyan vs Metz stats

Back in March 2022, David Avanesyan stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Oskari Metz made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 15 wins and 0 draws, with 5 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Avanesyan had a large advantage in power over Metz, boasting a 57% knockout percentage compared to Metz's 33%.

David Avanesyan was the older man by 36 years, at 34 years old.

Both David Avanesyan and Oskari Metz fought out of an orthodox stance.

Avanesyan was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 7 years and 6 months earlier than Metz, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 148 more professional rounds, totaling 219 compared to Metz's 71.

David Avanesyan went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC, 7 by the WBO, and 8 by the IBF at welterweight.

Avanesyan vs Metz form

David Avanesyan had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Liam Taylor on October 2, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Josh Kelly on February 20, 2021, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jose Del Rio on December 12, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at Palau Olímpic, Cataluña, Spain.

Before that, he had beaten Kerman Lejarraga on September 28, 2019, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Bilbao Arena, País Vasco.

He had defeated Kerman Lejarraga on March 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Bilbao Arena, País Vasco.

Activity check

Avanesyan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 17 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

What time did Avanesyan vs Metz start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Avanesyan vs Metz?

Avanesyan vs Metz was broadcast on BT Sport 3 in the UK.

What were the odds on Avanesyan vs Metz?

David Avanesyan was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Oskari Metz made his way into the ring at 12/1 (+1200) with oddsmakers.