Avanesyan vs Taylor

When is Avanesyan vs Taylor?

David Avanesyan could fight Josh Taylor in Autumn/Fall 2024 in the United States.

The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit would be 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).

Avanesyan vs Taylor stats

David Avanesyan would step into the ring with a record of 30 wins, 4 loses and 1 draw, 18 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Josh Taylor would make his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Taylor would have a slight advantage in power over Avanesyan, with a 68% knock out percentage over Avanesyan's 60%.

David Avanesyan is the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Taylor has a height advantage of 2 inches over Avanesyan. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

David Avanesyan fights out of the orthodox stance, while Josh Taylor is a southpaw.

Avanesyan is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 years and 1 month earlier than Taylor, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 87 more professional rounds, 214 to Taylor's 127.

David Avanesyan goes into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBC, 14 by the IBF and 5 by the RING at welterweight.

Josh Taylor is currently ranked number 4 by the WBC and 12 by the IBF in the 147lb division.

Avanesyan vs Taylor form

David Avanesyan has stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Terence Crawford on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 6th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at CHI Health Center, Omaha, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Oskari Metz on 19th March 2022 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beat Liam Taylor on 2nd October 2021 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Arena, London.

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

He had beat Jose Del Rio on 12th December 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Palau Olímpic, Cataluña, Spain.

Taylor has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he lost to Teofimo Lopez on 10th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Jack Catterall on 26th February 2022 by split decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at The SSE Hydro, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jose Carlos Ramirez on 22nd May 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Lightweight, WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Apinan Kongsong on 26th September 2020 by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA Super World Super Lightweight and IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at BT Sport Studio, London, United Kingdom.

He had beat Regis Prograis on 26th October 2019 by majority decision in their WBA Super World Super Lightweight, IBF World Junior Welterweight and The Ring Junior Welterweight championship fight at O2 Arena, London.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, David Avanesyan has been fighting more than Josh Taylor.

David Avanesyan last fought 1 year, 10 months and 7 days ago, while Josh Taylor's last outing was 1 year, 4 months and 7 days ago.

Avanesyan's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 5 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Taylor's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Avanesyan vs Taylor?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Avanesyan vs Taylor yet. If a contest doesn’t have odds initially after it is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.