Besputin vs Abreu

Who won Besputin vs Abreu?

Alexander Besputin beat Juan Carlos Abreu by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, December 8th, 2018, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 100-88, 100-88, 100-88 in favor of winner Alexander Besputin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Besputin vs Abreu stats

Back in December 2018, Alexander Besputin stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Juan Carlos Abreu made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Abreu had a slight advantage in power over Besputin, with a 90% knockout percentage compared to Besputin's 82%.

Alexander Besputin was the younger man by 4 years, at 28 years old.

Abreu had a height advantage of 3 inches over Besputin. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Alexander Besputin fought out of the southpaw stance, while Juan Carlos Abreu was an orthodox fighter.

Besputin was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 4 years and 4 months later than Abreu, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 63 fewer professional rounds, totaling 93 compared to Abreu's 156.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Juan Carlos Abreu had been fighting more than Alexander Besputin.

Going into this contest, Alexander Besputin had last fought 6 months and 12 days ago, while Juan Carlos Abreu's last outing had been 5 months and 1 day ago.

What were the odds on Besputin vs Abreu?

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