Bellew vs Makabu

Who won Bellew vs Makabu?

Tony Bellew beat Ilunga Makabu by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Sunday, May 29th, 2016, at Goodison Park Stadium, Liverpool.

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).

This contest was for the WBC cruiserweight championship of the world.

Bellew vs Makabu stats

Back in May 2016, Tony Bellew stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 losses, and 1  draw, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ilunga Makabu made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Makabu had a massive power advantage over Bellew, boasting a 95% knockout percentage compared to Bellew's 62%.

Tony Bellew was the older man by 5 years, at 34 years old.

Bellew had a height advantage of 3 inches over Makabu. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Tony Bellew fought out of the orthodox stance, while Ilunga Makabu was a southpaw.

Bellew's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Makabu's, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 8 months earlier than Makabu, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 120 fewer professional rounds, totaling 51 compared to Makabu's 171.

Bellew vs Makabu form

Makabu had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Thabiso Mchunu on May 16, 2015, by knockout in the 11th round at International Convention Centre, Durban, South Africa.

Prior to that, he had beaten Tamas Bajzath on December 5, 2014, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Centre Sportif Obercorn, Differdange, Luxembourg.

Going into that contest, he had won against Glen Johnson on June 28, 2014, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Grand Hôtel de Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Of The Congo.

Before that, he had beaten Ruben Angel Mino on February 1, 2014, by knockout in the 2nd round at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

He had defeated Dmytro Kucher on July 13, 2013, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo.

Activity check

Bellew's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

Makabu's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Bellew vs Makabu start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM BST at Goodison Park Stadium, 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 Makabu?

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