Who won Beterbiev vs Johnson?

Artur Beterbiev beat Alexander Johnson by technical knockout in the 7th round on Friday 12th June 2015 at UIC Pavilion in Chicago.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 KG).

Beterbiev vs Johnson stats

Artur Beterbiev stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Alexander Johnson made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 7 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Beterbiev had a massive power advantage over Johnson, boosting at 100% knock out percentage over Johnson's 44%.

Artur Beterbiev was the younger man by 3 years, at 38 years old.

Beterbiev had 1-inch reach advantage.

Artur Beterbiev fought out of the orthodox stance, while Alexander Johnson was a southpaw.

Beterbiev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 5 year and 10 months later than Johnson, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 91 to Johnson's 100.

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Beterbiev's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 5 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 9 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Beterbiev vs Johnson?

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