Baranchyk vs Yigit

Who won Baranchyk vs Yigit?

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

The scorecards were announced as 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 loses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Baranchyk had a large advantage in power over Yigit, boosting at 61% knock out percentage over Yigit's 33%.

Ivan Baranchyk was the younger man by 1 year, at 26 years old.

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

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

Baranchyk was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 less fights, and made his debut in 2014, 11 months later than Yigit, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 102 less professional rounds, 111 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 9th March 2018 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Deadwood Mountain Grand, South Dakota, United States.

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

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

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

He had won against Zhimin Wang on 23rd September 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 2nd December 2017 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Leicester Arena, Leicestershire, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had beat Lenny Daws on 11th February 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 11th February 2017 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Westcroft Leisure Centre, Surrey.

He had beat Armando Robles on 10th September 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 to 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Anthony Yigit made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.