Falcao vs Akavov

Who won Falcao vs Akavov?

Esquiva Falcao beat Artur Akavov by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, February 20th, 2021, at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Esquiva Falcao.

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 Miguel Berchelt losing to Oscar Valdez for the WBC World Super Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Gabriel Flores Jr beat Jayson Velez.

Falcao vs Akavov stats

Back in February 2021, Esquiva Falcao stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 27 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Artur Akavov made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Falcao had a large advantage in power over Akavov, boasting a 70% knockout percentage compared to Akavov's 45%.

Esquiva Falcao was the younger man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

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

Both Esquiva Falcao and Artur Akavov fought out of a southpaw stance.

Falcao was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 11 months later than Akavov, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 19 more professional rounds, totaling 163 compared to Akavov's 144.

Esquiva Falcao went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO, and 5 by the IBF at middleweight.

Falcao vs Akavov form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Demetrius Andrade on January 18, 2019, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Billy Joe Saunders on December 3, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Middleweight championship fight at Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Todd Manuel on March 30, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round at BB King Blues Club & Grill, New York, United States.

Before that, he had won against Freddy Lopez on November 20, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Aviator Sports Complex, Brooklyn.

He had beaten Michel Mothmora on June 12, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at A Le Coq Sports Palace, Tartu, Estonia.

Activity check

Falcao's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.3 rounds on average.

Akavov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

What time did Falcao vs Akavov start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Falcao vs Akavov?

Falcao vs Akavov was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US.

What were the odds on Falcao vs Akavov?

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