Dorticos vs Tabiti

Who won Dorticos vs Tabiti?

Yuniel Dorticos beat Andrew Tabiti by knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, June 15th, 2019, at Arena Riga, Riga.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

This contest was for the IBF cruiserweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Mairis Briedis beating Krzysztof Glowacki for the WBO World Cruiserweight championship. Also on the undercard Jevgenijs Aleksejevs beat Sergey Khomitsky.

Dorticos vs Tabiti stats

Back in June 2019, Yuniel Dorticos stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Andrew Tabiti made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 17 wins and 0 draws, with 13 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Dorticos had an advantage in power over Tabiti, with a 91% knockout percentage compared to Tabiti's 76%.

Yuniel Dorticos was the older man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Dorticos had a height advantage of 2 inches over Tabiti. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Yuniel Dorticos and Andrew Tabiti fought out of an orthodox stance.

Dorticos was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 11 months earlier than Tabiti, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 4 more professional rounds, totaling 112 compared to Tabiti's 108.

Yuniel Dorticos went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at cruiserweight.

Andrew Tabiti was ranked number 2 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, 6 by the WBO, and 1 by the IBF in the 200lb division.

Dorticos vs Tabiti form

Dorticos had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Mateusz Masternak on October 20, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at CFE Arena, Florida, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Murat Gassiev on February 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight and WBA Super World Cruiserweight championship fight at Bolshoy Ice Dome, Adler, Russia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Dmitry Kudryashov on September 23, 2017, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Cruiserweight championship fight at Alamodome, San Antonio, United States.

Before that, he had beaten Youri Kayembre Kalenga on May 20, 2016, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA Interim World Cruiserweight championship fight at Palais des Sports Porte de Versailles, Paris XV, France.

He had won against Youri Kayembre Kalenga on May 20, 2016, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBA Interim World Cruiserweight championship fight at Palais des Sports Porte de Versailles, Paris.

Tabiti had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Ruslan Fayfer on October 13, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Ekaterinburg Expo, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Lateef Kayode on May 11, 2018, by knockout in the 6th round at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Nevada, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Steve Cunningham on August 26, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Quantis Graves on February 24, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Pechanga Resort & Casino, California.

He had defeated Keith Tapia on May 13, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Yuniel Dorticos had been fighting more than Andrew Tabiti.

Going into this contest, Yuniel Dorticos had last fought 7 months and 26 days ago, while Andrew Tabiti's last outing had been 8 months and 2 days ago.

Dorticos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Tabiti's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Dorticos vs Tabiti start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Dorticos vs Tabiti?

Dorticos vs Tabiti was broadcast on Sky Sports Arena in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Dorticos vs Tabiti?

Yuniel Dorticos was a 3/5 (-170) favorite going into the contest, while Andrew Tabiti made his way into the ring at 133/100 (+130) with oddsmakers.