Ellis vs Korobov

Who won Ellis vs Korobov?

Ronald Ellis beat Matt Korobov by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, December 12th, 2020, at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Chris Colbert beating Jaime Arboleda for the WBA Interim World Super Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Richardson Hitchins defeated Argenis Mendez.

Ellis vs Korobov stats

Back in December 2020, Ronald Ellis stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Matt Korobov made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Ellis had an advantage in power over Korobov, with a 65% knockout percentage compared to Korobov's 50%.

Ronald Ellis was the younger man by 6 years, at 32 years old.

Ellis had a 7-inch reach advantage.

Ronald Ellis fought out of the orthodox stance, while Matt Korobov was a southpaw.

Ellis was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 3 months later than Korobov, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 63 fewer professional rounds, totaling 119 compared to Korobov's 182.

Ronald Ellis went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBA at middleweight.

Matt Korobov was ranked number 9 by the WBC in the 160lb division.

Ellis vs Korobov form

Matt Korobov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Chris Eubank Jr on December 7, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA Interim World Middleweight and WBA World Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Immanuwel Aleem on May 11, 2019, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at EagleBank Arena, Virginia.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jermall Charlo on December 22, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had beaten Jonathan Batista on March 24, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Miami Airport Convention Center, Florida.

He had won against Scott Sigmon on November 18, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Osceola Heritage Center, Florida.

Activity check

Korobov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did Ellis vs Korobov start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Ellis vs Korobov?

Ellis vs Korobov was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Premier Sports.

What were the odds on Ellis vs Korobov?

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