Bellew vs Cleverly

Who won Bellew vs Cleverly?

Tony Bellew beat Nathan Cleverly by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 22nd, 2014, at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 116-112, 115-114 in favor of winner Tony Bellew.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

Bellew vs Cleverly stats

Back in November 2014, Tony Bellew stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses, and 1  draw, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Nathan Cleverly made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Bellew had an advantage in power over Cleverly, with a 64% knockout percentage compared to Cleverly's 50%.

Tony Bellew was the older man by 4 years, at 32 years old.

Bellew had a height advantage of 1 inch over Cleverly. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Both Tony Bellew and Nathan Cleverly fought out of an orthodox stance.

Bellew was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 2 years and 2 months later than Cleverly, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 166 fewer professional rounds, totaling 51 compared to Cleverly's 217.

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Cleverly's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.3 rounds on average.

What time did Bellew vs Cleverly start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM BST at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

What were the odds on Bellew vs Cleverly?

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