Colbert vs Nyambayar

Who won Colbert vs Nyambayar?

Chris Colbert beat Tugstsogt Nyambayar by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 3rd July 2021 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson.

The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 118-110, 117-111 in favor of winner Chris Colbert.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 KG).

The undercard featured the clash of Rivera vs Fernandez.

Colbert vs Nyambayar stats

Back in July 2021, Chris Colbert stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Tugstsogt Nyambayar made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Nyambayar had a massive power advantage over Colbert, boosting at 75% knock out percentage over Colbert's 40%.

Chris Colbert was the younger man by 4 years, at 25 years old.

Colbert had 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Chris Colbert & Tugstsogt Nyambayar fought out of an orthodox stance.

Colbert was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 months later than Nyambayar, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 31 more professional rounds, 127 to Nyambayar's 96.

Chris Colbert went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA at super featherweight.

Tugstsogt Nyambayar was ranked number 4 by the WBA in the 130lb division.

Colbert vs Nyambayar form

Colbert had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jaime Arboleda on 12th December 2020 by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA Interim World Super Featherweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Jezreel Corrales on 18th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Featherweight championship fight at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania.

Going into that contest, he had beat Miguel Beltran Jr on 21st September 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Rabobank Theater, California.

Before that, he had won against Alberto Mercado on 23rd June 2019 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Nevada.

He had beat Mario Briones on 13th April 2019 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota.

Nyambayar had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Cobia Breedy on 19th September 2020 by split decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Gary Russell Jr on 8th February 2020 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Featherweight championship fight at Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Claudio Marrero on 26th January 2019 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had won against Oscar Escandon on 26th May 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round at Biloxi, Mississippi.

He had defeated Harmonito Dela Torre on 18th November 2017 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Chris Colbert had been fighting more than Tugstsogt Nyambayar.

Going to this contest, Chris Colbert had last fought 6 months and 21 days ago, while Tugstsogt Nyambayar's last outing had been 9 months and 14 days ago.

Colbert's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Nyambayar's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Colbert vs Nyambayar start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Colbert vs Nyambayar?

Colbert vs Nyambayar was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Colbert vs Nyambayar?

Chris Colbert was a 7/50 (-710) favourite going into the contest, while Tugstsogt Nyambayar made his way into the ring at 11/2 (+550) with oddsmakers.