Beterbiev vs Koelling

Who won Beterbiev vs Koelling?

Artur Beterbiev beat Enrico Koelling by knockout in the 12th round on Saturday, November 11th, 2017, at Save Mart Arena, California.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This contest was for the IBF light heavyweight championship of the world.

Beterbiev vs Koelling stats

Back in November 2017, Artur Beterbiev stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Enrico Koelling made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Artur Beterbiev was the older man by 5 years, at 33 years old.

Beterbiev had a height advantage of 1 inch over Koelling.

Both Artur Beterbiev and Enrico Koelling fought out of an orthodox stance.

Beterbiev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 8 months later than Koelling, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 135 fewer professional rounds, totaling 98 compared to Koelling's 233.

Artur Beterbiev went into the fight ranked number 2 by the IBF at light heavyweight.

Enrico Koelling was ranked number 3 by the IBF in the 175lb division.

Beterbiev vs Koelling form

Beterbiev remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Isidro Ranoni Prieto on December 23, 2016, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Lac Leamy Casino, Gatineau, Canada.

Prior to that, he had won against Ezequiel Osvaldo Maderna on June 4, 2016, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Bell Centre, Montreal.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Alexander Johnson on June 12, 2015, by technical knockout in the 7th round at UIC Pavilion, Chicago, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Gabriel Campillo on April 4, 2015, by knockout in the 4th round at Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City, Canada.

He had won against Jeff Page Jr on December 19, 2014, by knockout in the 2nd round at Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City.

Enrico Koelling had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Ryno Liebenberg on February 4, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ryno Liebenberg on October 1, 2016, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Oleksandr Cherviak on April 9, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MBS Arena, Potsdam.

Before that, he had won against Serhiy Demchenko on December 5, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Inselparkhalle, Wilhelmsburg.

He had beaten Karel Horejsek on October 17, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at DM-Arena, Karlsruhe.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Enrico Koelling had been fighting more than Artur Beterbiev.

Going into this contest, Artur Beterbiev had last fought 10 months and 19 days ago, while Enrico Koelling's last outing had been 9 months and 7 days ago.

Beterbiev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Koelling's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Beterbiev vs Koelling start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Save Mart Arena, California, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Beterbiev vs Koelling?

Beterbiev vs Koelling was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Beterbiev vs Koelling?

Artur Beterbiev was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest, while Enrico Koelling made his way into the ring at 14/1 (+1400) with oddsmakers.