Gradovich vs Velez

Who won Gradovich vs Velez?

Evgeny Gradovich drew with Jayson Velez by split draw in their 12 round contest on Saturday 29th November 2014 at CenturyLink Center in Omaha.

The scorecards were announced as 114-114, 113-115, 117-111, meaning it was a split draw.

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 Velez stats

Back in November 2014, Evgeny Gradovich stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero loses and 0  draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jayson Velez made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 22 wins and 0 draws, with 16 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Velez had a large advantage in power over Gradovich, boosting at 73% knock out percentage over Gradovich's 47%.

Evgeny Gradovich was the older man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Velez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Gradovich. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Evgeny Gradovich & Jayson Velez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Gradovich was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 less fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 year and 4 months later than Velez, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 39 less professional rounds, 192 to Velez's 231.

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What time did Gradovich vs Velez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM EST / 3:00 PM PST at CenturyLink Center, Omaha, United States, which was around 11:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Gradovich vs Velez?

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