Tabiti vs Fayfer

Who won Tabiti vs Fayfer?

Andrew Tabiti beat Ruslan Fayfer by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 13th, 2018, at Ekaterinburg Expo, Yekaterinburg.

The scorecards were announced as 114-113, 115-112, 116-111 in favor of winner Andrew Tabiti.

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 was a quarter final of the World Boxing Super Series.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Zolani Tete beating Mikhail Aloyan for the WBO World Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Yury Kashinsky defeated Juan Ezequiel Basualdo, Vladimir Shishkin was victorious over Nadjib Mohammedi, and Magomed Kurbanov beat Juan Rodriguez.

Tabiti vs Fayfer stats

Back in October 2018, Andrew Tabiti stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ruslan Fayfer made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 23 wins and 0 draws, with 16 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Tabiti had an advantage in power over Fayfer, with a 81% knockout percentage compared to Fayfer's 70%.

Andrew Tabiti was the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Tabiti had a height advantage of 1 inch over Fayfer.

Both Andrew Tabiti and Ruslan Fayfer fought out of an orthodox stance.

Tabiti was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 month earlier than Fayfer, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 35 fewer professional rounds, totaling 108 compared to Fayfer's 143.

Andrew Tabiti went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBC, and 3 by the IBF at cruiserweight.

Ruslan Fayfer was ranked number 5 by the WBA, 15 by the WBC, 10 by the WBO, and 2 by the IBF in the 200lb division.

Tabiti vs Fayfer form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Lateef Kayode on May 11, 2018, by knockout in the 6th round at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Nevada, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Quantis Graves on February 24, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Pechanga Resort & Casino, California.

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

He had beaten Tamas Lodi on September 29, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Palms Casino and Resort, Pearl Theater, Las Vegas.

Fayfer had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Emmanuel Danso on June 9, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Olimp, Krasnodar, Russia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Isaac Paa Kwesi Ankrah on November 3, 2017, by knockout in the 2nd round at Trade Union Sport Palace Nagorny, Nizhny Novgorod (Gorky).

Going into that contest, he had won against Junior Anthony Wright on August 18, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Usadba Familiya, Plastunovskaya.

Before that, he had defeated David Basajjamivule on June 10, 2017, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Floyd Mayweather Boxing Academy, Zhukovka.

He had beaten Cesar David Crenz on March 25, 2017, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Qin Shi Huang Restaurant, Saint Petersburg.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Andrew Tabiti had last fought 5 months and 2 days ago, while Ruslan Fayfer's last outing had been 4 months and 4 days ago.

Tabiti's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Fayfer's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

What time did Tabiti vs Fayfer start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Ekaterinburg Expo, Yekaterinburg, Russia, 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.

Who broadcast Tabiti vs Fayfer?

The fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Tabiti vs Fayfer?

Andrew Tabiti was a 17/100 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Ruslan Fayfer made his way into the ring at 367/100 (+370) with oddsmakers.