Conlan vs Nikitin

Who won Conlan vs Nikitin?

Michael Conlan beat Vladimir Nikitin by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, December 14th, 2019, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 98-92, 99-91 in favor of winner Michael Conlan.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Terence Crawford beating Egidijus Kavaliauskas for the WBO World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Richard Commey lost to Teofimo Lopez for the IBF World Lightweight belt, and George Kambosos defeated Mickey Bey.

Conlan vs Nikitin stats

Back in December 2019, Michael Conlan stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Vladimir Nikitin made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 3 wins and 0 draws.

The stats suggested Conlan had a massive power advantage over Nikitin, boasting a 58% knockout percentage compared to Nikitin's 0%.

Michael Conlan was the younger man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

Conlan had a height advantage of 1 inch over Nikitin.

Both Michael Conlan and Vladimir Nikitin fought out of an orthodox stance.

Conlan was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 1 year and 4 months earlier than Nikitin, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 90 more professional rounds, totaling 150 compared to Nikitin's 60.

Michael Conlan went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 14 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO, and 9 by the IBF at featherweight.

Conlan vs Nikitin form

Conlan had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Diego Alberto Ruiz on August 3, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Marquee, Falls Park, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Ruben Garcia on March 17, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jason Cunningham on December 22, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Adeilson Dos Santos on June 30, 2018, by points in the 8th round at Odyssey Arena, Belfast.

He had defeated Ibon Larrinaga on May 12, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Activity check

Conlan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Conlan vs Nikitin start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States, which was around 12:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Conlan vs Nikitin?

Conlan vs Nikitin was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Conlan vs Nikitin?

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