Drozd vs Janik

Who won Drozd vs Janik?

Grigory Drozd beat Lukasz Janik by technical knockout in the 9th round on Friday 22nd May 2015 at Luzhniki in Moscow.

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 WBC cruiserweight championship of the world.

Drozd vs Janik stats

Back in May 2015, Grigory Drozd stepped into the ring with a record of 39 wins, 1 loss and 0  draws, 27 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Lukasz Janik made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Drozd had advantage in power over Janik, with a 69% knock out percentage over Janik's 54%.

Grigory Drozd was the older man by 6 years, at 36 years old.

Janik had a height advantage of 2 inches over Drozd.

Both Grigory Drozd & Lukasz Janik fought out of an orthodox stance.

Drozd was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 5 years and 8 months earlier than Janik, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 88 more professional rounds, 250 to Janik's 162.

Activity check

Drozd's last 4 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Drozd vs Janik?

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