Fury vs Pianeta

Who won Fury vs Pianeta?

Tyson Fury beat Francesco Pianeta by points in the 10th round on Saturday 18th August 2018 at Windsor Park in Northern Ireland.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Tyson Fury.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Carl Frampton beating Luke Jackson for the WBO Interim World Featherweight championship. Also, on the undercard Cristofer Rosales beat Paddy Barnes for the WBC World Flyweight belt.

Fury vs Pianeta stats

Back in August 2018, Tyson Fury stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 26 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Francesco Pianeta made his way to the ring with a record of 35 wins, 4 loses and 1 draw, with 21 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Fury had advantage in power over Pianeta, with a 73% knock out percentage over Pianeta's 60%.

Tyson Fury was the younger man by 4 years, at 30 years old.

Fury had a height advantage of 4 inches over Pianeta.

Tyson Fury fought out of the orthodox stance, while Francesco Pianeta was a southpaw.

Fury was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 14 less fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 year and 5 months later than Pianeta, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 5 more professional rounds, 230 to Pianeta's 225.

Tyson Fury went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBC at heavyweight.

Fury vs Pianeta form

Fury remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Sefer Seferi on 9th June 2018 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had beat Wladimir Klitschko on 28th November 2015 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at ESPRIT arena, Düsseldorf, Germany.

Going into that contest, he had won against Christian Hammer on 28th February 2015 by technical knockout in the 8th round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beat Derek Chisora on 29th November 2014 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at ExCel Arena, London.

He had defeated Joey Abell on 15th February 2014 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Copper Box Arena, London.

Activity check

Fury's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Pianeta's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 3 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.5 rounds on average.

What time did Fury vs Pianeta start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM BST at Windsor Park, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Fury vs Pianeta?

Fury vs Pianeta was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ShowTime.

What were the odds on Fury vs Pianeta?

Tyson Fury was a 1/50 (-5000) favourite going into the contest, while Francesco Pianeta made his way into the ring at 359/20 (+1800) with oddsmakers.