Gassiev vs Shimmell

Who won Gassiev vs Shimmell?

Murat Gassiev beat Jordan Shimmell by knockout in the 1st round on Tuesday, May 17th, 2016, at Black Bear Casino, Carlton.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

Gassiev vs Shimmell stats

Back in May 2016, Murat Gassiev stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jordan Shimmell made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Shimmell had a slight advantage in power over Gassiev, with a 80% knockout percentage compared to Gassiev's 73%.

Murat Gassiev was the younger man by 5 years, at 23 years old.

Gassiev had a height advantage of 1 inch over Shimmell. Despite this, Shimmell had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Murat Gassiev and Jordan Shimmell fought out of an orthodox stance.

Gassiev was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 9 months earlier than Shimmell, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 78 more professional rounds, totaling 157 compared to Shimmell's 79.

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Gassiev's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

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