Dinu vs Nascimento

Who won Dinu vs Nascimento?

Bogdan Dinu beat Marcelo Luiz Nascimento by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Friday, December 8th, 2017, at Romeo Iamandi, Buzau.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Dinu vs Nascimento stats

Back in December 2017, Bogdan Dinu stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Marcelo Luiz Nascimento made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 15 losses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Nascimento had an advantage in power over Dinu, with a 89% knockout percentage compared to Dinu's 76%.

Bogdan Dinu was the younger man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Both Bogdan Dinu and Marcelo Luiz Nascimento fought out of an orthodox stance.

Dinu was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2008, 8 months later than Nascimento, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 62 fewer professional rounds, totaling 81 compared to Nascimento's 143.

Bogdan Dinu went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA, and 13 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Dinu vs Nascimento form

Nascimento had lost to all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Mariusz Wach on May 14, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hala Azoty, Kedzierzyn Kozle, Poland.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Johann Duhaupas on February 5, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Gymnase du Lycee Technique de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Derek Chisora on September 26, 2015, by points in the 10th round at Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been beaten by Carlos Takam on April 10, 2015, by knockout in the 4th round at Gymnase du Clos de l'Arche, Noisy-le-Grand, France.

He had lost to Solomon Haumono on October 17, 2013, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at The Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Australia.

Activity check

Dinu's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Nascimento's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Dinu vs Nascimento start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Romeo Iamandi, Buzau, Romania, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Dinu vs Nascimento?

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