Brook vs Rabchanka

Who won Brook vs Rabchanka?

Kell Brook beat Sergey Rabchenko by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, March 3rd, 2018, at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

Brook vs Rabchanka stats

Back in March 2018, Kell Brook stepped into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Sergey Rabchenko made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Kell Brook was the same age as Sergey Rabchenko, at 32 years old.

Rabchenko had a height advantage of 1 inch over Brook.

Both Kell Brook and Sergey Rabchenko fought out of an orthodox stance.

Brook was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2004, 2 years earlier than Rabchenko, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 60 more professional rounds, totaling 226 compared to Rabchenko's 166.

Sergey Rabchenko was ranked number 5 by the WBC in the 154lb division.

Brook vs Rabchanka form

Kell Brook had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Errol Spence Jr on May 27, 2017, by knockout in the 11th round in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at Bramall Lane, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Gennady Golovkin on September 10, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Middleweight and IBF World Middleweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kevin Bizier on March 26, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

Before that, he had won against Frankie Gavin on May 30, 2015, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

He had beaten Ionut Dan Ion on March 28, 2015, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

Activity check

Brook's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

What time did Brook vs Rabchanka start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM GMT at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Brook vs Rabchanka?

Brook vs Rabchanka was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK.

What were the odds on Brook vs Rabchanka?

Kell Brook was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Sergey Rabchenko made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.