Chudinov vs Ford

Who won Chudinov vs Ford?

Fedor Chudinov beat Ryan Ford by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 9th, 2017, at Arena, Kemerovo.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Fedor Chudinov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

Chudinov vs Ford stats

Back in December 2017, Fedor Chudinov stepped into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.

Ryan Ford made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 14 wins and 0 draws.

Fedor Chudinov was the younger man by 5 years, at 31 years old.

Both Fedor Chudinov and Ryan Ford fought out of an orthodox stance.

Chudinov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 7 months earlier than Ford, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 66 more professional rounds, totaling 189 compared to Ford's 123.

Fedor Chudinov went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA, and 11 by the WBC at super middleweight.

Chudinov vs Ford form

Chudinov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to George Groves on May 27, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Bramall Lane, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Felix Sturm on February 20, 2016, by majority decision in their WBA Super World Super Middleweight championship fight at Koenig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany.

Going into that contest, he had won against Frank Buglioni on September 26, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Felix Sturm on May 9, 2015, by split decision in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany.

He had defeated Ben McCulloch on December 11, 2014, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA Interim World Super Middleweight championship fight at Dynamo Palace of Sports in Krylatskoye, Moscow, Russia.

Activity check

Chudinov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Chudinov vs Ford start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Arena, Kemerovo, Russia, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Chudinov vs Ford?

Fedor Chudinov was a 3/20 (-670) favorite going into the contest, while Ryan Ford made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.