Fury vs Schwarz

Who won Fury vs Schwarz?

Tyson Fury beat Tom Schwarz by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday 15th June 2019 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

The undercard featured the clash of Hart vs Barrera.

Fury vs Schwarz stats

Back in June 2019, Tyson Fury stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 27 wins, zero loses and 1 draw, 19 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Tom Schwarz made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 24 wins and 0 draws, with 16 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Fury had a slight advantage in power over Schwarz, with a 70% knock out percentage over Schwarz's 67%.

Tyson Fury was the older man by 6 years, at 31 years old.

Fury had a height advantage of 3 inches over Schwarz.

Both Tyson Fury & Tom Schwarz fought out of an orthodox stance.

Fury was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 4 years and 6 months earlier than Schwarz, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 132 more professional rounds, 230 to Schwarz's 98.

Tyson Fury went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBC and 3 by the WBO at heavyweight.

Tom Schwarz was ranked number 2 by the WBO and 9 by the IBF in the 201lb division.

Fury vs Schwarz form

Fury remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his recent opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Deontay Wilder on 1st December 2018 by split draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Staples Center, LA, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Francesco Pianeta on 18th August 2018 by points in the 10th round at Windsor Park, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beat Sefer Seferi on 9th June 2018 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

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

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Kristijan Krstacic on 2nd March 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Maritim Hotel, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.

Previous to that, he had defeated Christian Lewandowski on 17th November 2018 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Anhalt Arena, Sachsen-Anhalt.

Going into that contest, he had beat Julian Fernandez on 15th September 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Stadthalle, Sachsen-Anhalt.

Before that, he had won against Senad Gashi on 21st April 2018 by knockout in the 6th round at Estrel Convention Center, Berlin.

He had beat Samir Nebo on 3rd February 2018 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Erdgas Arena, Sachsen-Anhalt.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Tom Schwarz had been fighting more than Tyson Fury.

Going to this contest, Tyson Fury had last fought 6 months and 14 days ago, while Tom Schwarz's last outing had been 3 months and 13 days ago.

Fury's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Schwarz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What time did Fury vs Schwarz start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Fury vs Schwarz?

Fury vs Schwarz was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BT Sport Box Office.

What were the odds on Fury vs Schwarz?

Tyson Fury was a 1/20 (-2000) favourite going into the contest, while Tom Schwarz made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.