Gassiev vs Kadiru

Who won Gassiev vs Kadiru?

Murat Gassiev beat Peter Kadiru by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, July 11th, 2026, at VTB Arena, Moscow.

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

This contest was for the WBA heavyweight championship of the world.

Gassiev was making his 2nd defense of the WBA World Heavyweight Championship. He won this belt against Kubrat Pulev in December 2025. He had held this belt for 7 months and 15 days.

The undercard featured the clash of Suslenkov vs Joyce.

Gassiev vs Kadiru stats

Murat Gassiev stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 26 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Peter Kadiru made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Gassiev had a large advantage in power over Kadiru, boasting a 79% knockout percentage compared to Kadiru's 57%.

Murat Gassiev was the older man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Both Murat Gassiev and Peter Kadiru fought out of an orthodox stance.

Gassiev was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 7 years and 5 months earlier than Kadiru, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 52 more professional rounds, totaling 175 compared to Kadiru's 123.

Gassiev vs Kadiru form

Murat Gassiev had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Kubrat Pulev on December 12, 2025, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBA World Heavyweight championship fight at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Prior to that, he had defeated Kem Ljungquist on October 26, 2024, by knockout in the 5th round at Karen Demirchyan Sports Complex, Yerevan, Armenia.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Otto Wallin on September 30, 2023, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Regnum Carya Hotel, Antalya, Turkiye.

Before that, he had beaten Mike Balogun on March 3, 2023, by knockout in the 2nd round at Karen Demirchyan Sports Complex, Yerevan, Armenia.

He had won against Carlouse Welch on August 26, 2022, by knockout in the 1st round at Belgrade, Serbia.

Activity check

Gassiev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.2 rounds on average.

What time did Gassiev vs Kadiru start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Gassiev vs Kadiru?

The DAZN show began at 2:30 PM EST / 11:30 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 7:30 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Gassiev vs Kadiru?

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