Bivol vs Castillo

Who won Bivol vs Castillo?

Dmitry Bivol beat Lenin Castillo by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 12th, 2019, at Wintrust Arena, Illinois.

The scorecards were announced as 119-108, 119-108, 120-107 in favor of winner Dmitry Bivol.

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 WBA light heavyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Oleksandr Usyk beating Chazz Witherspoon. Also on the undercard TJ Doheny beat Jesus Martinez.

Bivol vs Castillo stats

Back in October 2019, Dmitry Bivol stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lenin Castillo made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Castillo had a slight advantage in power over Bivol, with a 75% knockout percentage compared to Bivol's 69%.

Dmitry Bivol was the younger man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Castillo had a height advantage of 2 inches over Bivol. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Dmitry Bivol and Lenin Castillo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Bivol was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 3 months later than Castillo, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 95 more professional rounds, totaling 202 compared to Castillo's 107.

Lenin Castillo was ranked number 15 by the WBA, and 12 by the WBO in the 175lb division.

Bivol vs Castillo form

Bivol had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Joe Smith Jr on March 9, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Jean Pascal on November 24, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Mark G. Etess Arena, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, New Jersey.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Isaac Chilemba on August 4, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, New Jersey.

Before that, he had defeated Sullivan Barrera on March 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had won against Trent Broadhurst on November 4, 2017, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Activity check

Bivol's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Bivol vs Castillo start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Wintrust Arena, Illinois, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Bivol vs Castillo?

Bivol vs Castillo was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Bivol vs Castillo?

Dmitry Bivol was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Lenin Castillo made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.