Gradovich vs Selby

Who won Gradovich vs Selby?

Lee Selby beat Evgeny Gradovich by technical decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday 30th May 2015 at The O2 Arena in London.

The scorecards were announced as 72-80, 73-79, 73-79 in favor of winner Lee Selby.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 KG).

This contest was for the IBF featherweight championship of the world.

Gradovich vs Selby stats

Back in May 2015, Evgeny Gradovich stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero loses and 1  draw, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Lee Selby made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Gradovich had a slight advantage in power over Selby, with a 47% knock out percentage over Selby's 40%.

Evgeny Gradovich was the same age as Lee Selby, at 29 years old.

Selby had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gradovich. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Evgeny Gradovich & Lee Selby fought out of an orthodox stance.

Gradovich was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 1 less fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 8 months later than Selby, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 68 less professional rounds, 192 to Selby's 260.

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Selby's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Gradovich vs Selby?

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