Barthelemy vs Shafikov

Who won Barthelemy vs Shafikov?

Rances Barthelemy beat Denis Shafikov by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, December 18th, 2015, at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 116-112, 116-112 in favor of winner Rances Barthelemy.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

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

Barthelemy vs Shafikov stats

Back in December 2015, Rances Barthelemy stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Denis Shafikov made his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Barthelemy had a slight advantage in power over Shafikov, with a 57% knockout percentage compared to Shafikov's 53%.

Rances Barthelemy was the younger man by 1 year, at 30 years old.

Barthelemy had a height advantage of 6 inches over Shafikov. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Rances Barthelemy fought out of the orthodox stance, while Denis Shafikov was a southpaw.

Barthelemy was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 5 years and 8 months later than Shafikov, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 100 fewer professional rounds, totaling 214 compared to Shafikov's 314.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Rances Barthelemy had been fighting more than Denis Shafikov.

Going into this contest, Rances Barthelemy had last fought 5 months and 27 days ago, while Denis Shafikov's last outing had been 5 months ago.

Barthelemy's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

Shafikov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

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