Fonfara vs Cleverly

Who won Fonfara vs Cleverly?

Andrzej Fonfara beat Nathan Cleverly by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, October 16th, 2015, at UIC Pavilion, Chicago.

The scorecards were announced as 115-113, 116-112, 116-112 in favor of winner Andrzej Fonfara.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Fonfara vs Cleverly stats

Back in October 2015, Andrzej Fonfara stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 losses, and 0  draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Nathan Cleverly made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Fonfara had a slight advantage in power over Cleverly, with a 59% knockout percentage compared to Cleverly's 52%.

Andrzej Fonfara was the same age as Nathan Cleverly, at 28 years old.

Fonfara had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Andrzej Fonfara and Nathan Cleverly fought out of an orthodox stance.

Fonfara was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2006, 10 months later than Cleverly, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 77 fewer professional rounds, totaling 140 compared to Cleverly's 217.

Fonfara vs Cleverly form

Nathan Cleverly had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Tomas Man on May 30, 2015, by technical knockout in the 1st round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Tony Bellew on November 22, 2014, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Going into that contest, he had won against Alejandro Emilio Valori on July 12, 2014, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Before that, he had beaten Shawn Corbin on May 17, 2014, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff.

He had lost to Sergey Kovalev on August 17, 2013, by technical knockout in the 4th round in their WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff.

Activity check

Fonfara's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.3 rounds on average.

Cleverly's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

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