Derevyanchenko vs Culcay

Who won Derevyanchenko vs Culcay?

Sergiy Derevyanchenko beat Jack Culcay by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 13th, 2019, at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 116-112, 115-113 in favor of winner Sergiy Derevyanchenko.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This contest was an eliminator for the IBF middleweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Peter Quillin beat Caleb Truax, and Lionell Thompson defeated Sakio Bika.

Derevyanchenko vs Culcay stats

Back in April 2019, Sergiy Derevyanchenko stepped into the ring with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jack Culcay made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Derevyanchenko had a massive power advantage over Culcay, boasting a 83% knockout percentage compared to Culcay's 52%.

Sergiy Derevyanchenko was the same age as Jack Culcay, at 33 years old.

Derevyanchenko had a height advantage of 1 inch over Culcay. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Sergiy Derevyanchenko and Jack Culcay fought out of an orthodox stance.

Derevyanchenko was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 7 months later than Culcay, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 160 fewer professional rounds, totaling 147 compared to Culcay's 307.

Sergiy Derevyanchenko went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBC, and 3 by the IBF at middleweight.

Jack Culcay was ranked number 7 by the WBC, 4 by the WBO, and 2 by the IBF in the 160lb division.

Derevyanchenko vs Culcay form

Sergiy Derevyanchenko had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Daniel Jacobs on October 27, 2018, by split decision in their IBF World Middleweight championship fight at Hulu Theater @ MSG, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Tureano Johnson on August 25, 2017, by technical knockout in the 12th round at Buffalo Run Casino, Miami.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Sam Soliman on July 21, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket.

Before that, he had won against Mike Guy on March 15, 2016, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Robinson Rancheria Resort & Casino, Nice.

He had beaten Jessie Nicklow on November 14, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas.

Culcay had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Rafael Bejaran on September 22, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round at MBS Arena, Brandenburg, Germany.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Maciej Sulecki on October 21, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Prudential Center, New Jersey, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Demetrius Andrade on March 11, 2017, by split decision in their WBA World Super Welterweight championship fight at Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Before that, he had defeated Jean Carlos Prada on April 9, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Interim World Super Welterweight championship fight at MBS Arena, Potsdam.

He had won against Dennis Hogan on December 5, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Super Welterweight championship fight at Inselparkhalle, Wilhelmsburg.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jack Culcay had been fighting more than Sergiy Derevyanchenko.

Going into this contest, Sergiy Derevyanchenko had last fought 5 months and 17 days ago, while Jack Culcay's last outing had been 6 months and 22 days ago.

Derevyanchenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 30 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Culcay's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time did Derevyanchenko vs Culcay start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Minneapolis Armory, Minnesota, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Derevyanchenko vs Culcay?

Derevyanchenko vs Culcay was broadcast on Fox Sport 1 in the US.

What were the odds on Derevyanchenko vs Culcay?

Sergiy Derevyanchenko was a 7/100 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while Jack Culcay made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.