Gassiev vs Wallisch

Who won Gassiev vs Wallisch?

Murat Gassiev beat Michael Wallisch by technical knockout in the 4th round on Thursday, July 22nd, 2021, at Dynamo Volleyball Arena, Moscow.

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

Gassiev vs Wallisch stats

Back in July 2021, Murat Gassiev stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Michael Wallisch made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Gassiev had a slight advantage in power over Wallisch, with a 74% knockout percentage compared to Wallisch's 65%.

Murat Gassiev was the younger man by 8 years, at 28 years old.

Wallisch had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gassiev.

Both Murat Gassiev and Michael Wallisch fought out of an orthodox stance.

Gassiev was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 5 months later than Wallisch, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 40 more professional rounds, totaling 157 compared to Wallisch's 117.

Gassiev vs Wallisch 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 won against Nuri Seferi on October 31, 2020, by technical knockout in the 1st round at WOW Arena, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Oleksandr Usyk on July 21, 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Yuniel Dorticos on February 3, 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.

Before that, he had beaten Krzysztof Wlodarczyk on October 21, 2017, by knockout in the 3rd round in their IBF World Cruiserweight championship fight at Prudential Center, New Jersey, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Denis Lebedev on December 3, 2016, by split decision in their IBF World Cruiserweight championship fight at Khodynka Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia.

Activity check

Gassiev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Wallisch's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What time did Gassiev vs Wallisch start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM UTC at Dynamo Volleyball Arena, Moscow, Russia, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Gassiev vs Wallisch?

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