Brook vs Rabchanka

Who won Brook vs Rabchanka?

Kell Brook beat Sergey Rabchenko by knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday 3rd March 2018 at Sheffield Arena in 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 loses and 0 draws.

Sergey Rabchenko made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 loses 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 & 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, 226 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 27th May 2017 by knockout in the 11th round in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at Bramall Lane, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Gennady Golovkin on 10th September 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 beat Kevin Bizier on 26th March 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 30th May 2015 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

He had beat Ionut Dan Ion on 28th March 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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) favourite going into the contest, while Sergey Rabchenko made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.