Chagaev vs Pianeta

Who won Chagaev vs Pianeta?

Ruslan Chagaev beat Francesco Pianeta by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, July 11th, 2015, at GETEC Arena, Magdeburg.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This contest was for the WBA heavyweight championship of the world.

Chagaev vs Pianeta stats

Back in July 2015, Ruslan Chagaev stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 2 losses, and 1  draw, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Francesco Pianeta made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Chagaev had a slight advantage in power over Pianeta, with a 61% knockout percentage compared to Pianeta's 55%.

Ruslan Chagaev was the older man by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Pianeta had a height advantage of 4 inches over Chagaev.

Both Ruslan Chagaev and Francesco Pianeta fought out of a southpaw stance.

Chagaev was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 1997, 7 years and 10 months earlier than Pianeta, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 3 fewer professional rounds, totaling 222 compared to Pianeta's 225.

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Chagaev's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 21 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 6 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.5 rounds on average.

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