Butler vs Kopylenko

Who won Butler vs Kopylenko?

Steven Butler beat Vitalii Kopylenko by split decision in their 10 round contest on Thursday, May 2nd, 2019, at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, The Joint, Nevada.

The scorecards were announced as 96-93, 96-93, 95-94 in favor of winner Steven Butler.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Butler vs Kopylenko stats

Back in May 2019, Steven Butler stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 23 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Vitalii Kopylenko made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Butler had a massive power advantage over Kopylenko, boasting a 88% knockout percentage compared to Kopylenko's 57%.

Steven Butler was the younger man by 11 years, at 24 years old.

Butler had a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Steven Butler and Vitalii Kopylenko fought out of an orthodox stance.

Butler was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 6 years and 1 month later than Kopylenko, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 25 more professional rounds, totaling 174 compared to Kopylenko's 149.

Steven Butler went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 8 by the IBF at middleweight.

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Butler's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

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