Braehmer vs Cleverly

Who won Braehmer vs Cleverly?

Nathan Cleverly beat Juergen Braehmer by on Saturday, October 1st, 2016, at Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 117-111, 117-111 in favor of winner Nathan Cleverly.

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 vacant WBA light heavyweight championship of the world.

Braehmer vs Cleverly stats

Back in October 2016, Juergen Braehmer stepped into the ring with a record of 48 wins, 2 losses, and 0  draws, 35 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Nathan Cleverly made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Braehmer had a large advantage in power over Cleverly, boasting a 73% knockout percentage compared to Cleverly's 52%.

Juergen Braehmer was the older man by 8 years, at 38 years old.

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

Juergen Braehmer fought out of the southpaw stance, while Nathan Cleverly was an orthodox fighter.

Braehmer was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 1999, 5 years and 7 months earlier than Cleverly, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 100 more professional rounds, totaling 317 compared to Cleverly's 217.

Braehmer vs Cleverly form

Braehmer had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Eduard Gutknecht on March 12, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany.

Prior to that, he had beaten Konni Konrad on September 5, 2015, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Energie Verbund-Arena, Dresden.

Going into that contest, he had won against Robin Krasniqi on March 21, 2015, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Germany, Rostock.

Before that, he had beaten Pawel Glazewski on December 6, 2014, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at EWE-Arena, Oldenburg.

He had defeated Roberto Feliciano Bolonti on June 7, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Sport and Congress Center, Schwerin.

Nathan Cleverly had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Andrzej Fonfara on October 16, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at UIC Pavilion, Chicago, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Tomas Man on May 30, 2015, by technical knockout in the 1st round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Tony Bellew on November 22, 2014, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Before that, he had defeated Alejandro Emilio Valori on July 12, 2014, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

He had beaten Shawn Corbin on May 17, 2014, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Juergen Braehmer had been fighting more than Nathan Cleverly.

Going into this contest, Juergen Braehmer had last fought 6 months and 19 days ago, while Nathan Cleverly's last outing had been 11 months and 15 days ago.

Braehmer's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

Cleverly's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Braehmer vs Cleverly start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Braehmer vs Cleverly?

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