Goulamirian vs Watts

Who won Goulamirian vs Watts?

Arsen Goulamirian beat Kane Watts by knockout in the 3rd round on Friday, November 15th, 2019, at Accor Hotel Arena, Paris.

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).

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

The undercard featured the clash of Soro vs Vitu.

Goulamirian vs Watts stats

Back in November 2019, Arsen Goulamirian stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 24 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Kane Watts made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Goulamirian had a slight advantage in power over Watts, with a 67% knockout percentage compared to Watts' 62%.

Arsen Goulamirian was the younger man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Goulamirian had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Arsen Goulamirian and Kane Watts fought out of an orthodox stance.

Goulamirian's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Watts', having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years later than Watts, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 43 more professional rounds, totaling 166 compared to Watts' 123.

Kane Watts was ranked number 11 by the WBA in the 200lb division.

Goulamirian vs Watts form

Goulamirian 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 Mark Flanagan on October 20, 2018, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Interim World Cruiserweight championship fight at Palais des Sports, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ryad Merhy on March 24, 2018, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Cruiserweight championship fight at Palais des Sports, Bouches-du-Rhône.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Hamilton Ventura on December 2, 2017, by knockout in the 3rd round at La Palestre, Alpes-Maritimes.

Before that, he had won against Mitch Williams on July 1, 2017, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Casino d'Evian, Haute-Savoie.

He had beaten Alexander Kubich on April 22, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Astroballe, Rhône.

Activity check

Goulamirian's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 24 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Goulamirian vs Watts start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Accor Hotel Arena, Paris, France, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Goulamirian vs Watts?

Arsen Goulamirian was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Kane Watts made his way into the ring at 36/5 (+720) with oddsmakers.