Culcay vs Baraou

Who won Culcay vs Baraou?

Jack Culcay beat Abass Baraou by split decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, August 28th, 2020, at Havelstudios, Berlin.

The scorecards were announced as 115-114, 116-113, 115-113 in favor of winner Jack Culcay.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Saidi vs Feigenbutz.

Culcay vs Baraou stats

Back in August 2020, Jack Culcay stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Abass Baraou made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 9 wins and 0 draws, with 6 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Baraou had a large advantage in power over Culcay, boasting a 67% knockout percentage compared to Culcay's 46%.

Jack Culcay was the older man by 9 years, at 35 years old.

Baraou had a height advantage of 2 inches over Culcay.

Both Jack Culcay and Abass Baraou fought out of an orthodox stance.

Culcay was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 8 years and 4 months earlier than Baraou, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 188 more professional rounds, totaling 307 compared to Baraou's 119.

Jack Culcay went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBC, 6 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF at super welterweight.

Abass Baraou was ranked number 13 by the WBC, and 7 by the IBF in the 154lb division.

Culcay vs Baraou form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Howard Cospolite on June 12, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Havelstudios, Berlin, Germany.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jama Saidi on November 23, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Arena Berlin, Berlin.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Sergiy Derevyanchenko on April 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Middleweight eliminator fight at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota, United States.

Before that, he had won against Rafael Bejaran on September 22, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round at MBS Arena, Brandenburg, Germany.

He had lost to Maciej Sulecki on October 21, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Prudential Center, New Jersey, United States.

Activity check

Culcay's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

What time did Culcay vs Baraou start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Havelstudios, Berlin, Germany, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Culcay vs Baraou?

Jack Culcay was a 9/4 (+230) underdog going into the contest, while Abass Baraou made his way into the ring at 3/10 (-330) with oddsmakers.