Gassiev vs Seferi

Who won Gassiev vs Seferi?

Murat Gassiev beat Nuri Seferi by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday 31st October 2020 at WOW Arena in Krasnaya Polyana.

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 Tellez vs Tomashchuk.

Gassiev vs Seferi stats

Back in October 2020, Murat Gassiev stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Nuri Seferi made his way to the ring with a record of 41 wins, 9 loses and 0 draws, with 23 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Gassiev had advantage in power over Seferi, with a 73% knock out percentage over Seferi's 56%.

Murat Gassiev was the younger man by 17 years, at 27 years old.

Gassiev had a height advantage of 5 inches over Seferi.

Both Murat Gassiev & Nuri Seferi fought out of an orthodox stance.

Gassiev was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 23 less fights, and made his debut in 2011, 12 year and 5 months later than Seferi, whose first professional fight was in 1999. He had fought 111 less professional rounds, 152 to Seferi's 263.

Gassiev vs Seferi form

Gassiev had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Oleksandr Usyk on 21st July 2018 by unanimous decision in their IBF World Cruiserweight, WBA Super World Cruiserweight, WBC World Cruiserweight and WBO World Cruiserweight championship fight at Olimpiyskiy, Moscow, Russia.

Previous to that, he had beat Yuniel Dorticos on 3rd February 2018 by technical knockout in the 12th round in their IBF World Cruiserweight and WBA Super World Cruiserweight championship fight at Bolshoy Ice Dome, Adler.

Going into that contest, he had won against Krzysztof Wlodarczyk on 21st October 2017 by knockout in the 3rd round in their IBF World Cruiserweight championship fight at Prudential Center, New Jersey, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beat Denis Lebedev on 3rd December 2016 by split decision in their IBF World Cruiserweight championship fight at Khodynka Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia.

He had defeated Jordan Shimmell on 17th May 2016 by knockout in the 1st round at Black Bear Casino, Carlton, United States.

Activity check

Gassiev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Gassiev vs Seferi start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at WOW Arena, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Gassiev vs Seferi?

Murat Gassiev was a 1/100 (-10000) favourite going into the contest, while Nuri Seferi made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.