Baranchyk vs Yigit

Who won Baranchyk vs Yigit?

Ivan Baranchyk beat Anthony Yigit by technical knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, October 27th, 2018, at Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Ivan Baranchyk.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This was a quarter final of the World Boxing Super Series.

This contest was for the IBF super lightweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Regis Prograis' and Terry Flanagan's clash for the WBC World Super Lightweight championship.

Baranchyk vs Yigit stats

Back in October 2018, Ivan Baranchyk stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Anthony Yigit made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 21 wins and 1 draw, with 7 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Baranchyk had a large advantage in power over Yigit, boasting a 61% knockout percentage compared to Yigit's 33%.

Ivan Baranchyk was the younger man by 2 years, at 25 years old.

Baranchyk had a height advantage of 1 inch over Yigit. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Ivan Baranchyk and Anthony Yigit fought out of an orthodox stance.

Baranchyk was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 11 months later than Yigit, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 102 fewer professional rounds, totaling 111 compared to Yigit's 213.

Ivan Baranchyk went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBC, and 2 by the IBF at super lightweight.

Anthony Yigit was ranked number 7 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF in the 140lb division.

Baranchyk vs Yigit form

Baranchyk had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Petr Petrov on March 9, 2018, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Deadwood Mountain Grand, South Dakota, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Keenan Smith on July 14, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Buffalo Run Casino, Oklahoma.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Abel Ramos on March 10, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Buffalo Run Casino, Oklahoma.

Before that, he had defeated Wilberth Lopez on December 10, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Buffalo Run Casino, Oklahoma.

He had won against Zhimin Wang on September 23, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Buffalo Run Casino, Oklahoma.

Anthony Yigit had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Joe Hughes on December 2, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Leicester Arena, Leicestershire, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Sandor Martin on September 30, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Lenny Daws on February 11, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Westcroft Leisure Centre, Carshalton, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had won against Lenny Daws on February 11, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Westcroft Leisure Centre, Surrey.

He had beaten Armando Robles on September 10, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ivan Baranchyk had been fighting more than Anthony Yigit.

Going into this contest, Ivan Baranchyk had last fought 7 months and 18 days ago, while Anthony Yigit's last outing had been 10 months and 25 days ago.

Baranchyk's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Yigit's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

What time did Baranchyk vs Yigit start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Baranchyk vs Yigit?

Baranchyk vs Yigit was broadcast on DAZN in the US.

What were the odds on Baranchyk vs Yigit?

Ivan Baranchyk was a 21/100 (-480) favorite going into the contest, while Anthony Yigit made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.