Granat vs Dimitrenko

Who won Granat vs Dimitrenko?

Alexander Dimitrenko beat Adrian Granat by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, March 18th, 2017, at Baltiska Hallen, Malmo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Granat vs Dimitrenko stats

Back in March 2017, Adrian Granat stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alexander Dimitrenko made his way to the ring with a record of 39 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 25 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Granat had a large advantage in power over Dimitrenko, boasting a 93% knockout percentage compared to Dimitrenko's 64%.

Adrian Granat was the younger man by 9 years, at 26 years old.

Granat had a height advantage of 1 inch over Dimitrenko.

Both Adrian Granat and Alexander Dimitrenko fought out of an orthodox stance.

Granat was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 28 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 11 years and 11 months later than Dimitrenko, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 214 fewer professional rounds, totaling 38 compared to Dimitrenko's 252.

Granat vs Dimitrenko form

Dimitrenko 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 lost to Joseph Parker on October 1, 2016, by knockout in the 3rd round at Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau City, New Zealand.

Prior to that, he had won against Drazan Janjanin on January 16, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Bavaria Filmgelaende, Munich, Germany.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Milos Dovedan on October 24, 2015, by knockout in the 2nd round at Schulsporthalle, Munich.

Before that, he had defeated Zoltan Csala on July 11, 2015, by knockout in the 2nd round at GETEC Arena, Magdeburg.

He had won against Patryk Kowoll on May 30, 2015, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Boxsporthalle Braamkamp, Winterhude.

Activity check

Dimitrenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

What time did Granat vs Dimitrenko start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Baltiska Hallen, Malmo, Sweden, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Granat vs Dimitrenko?

Adrian Granat was a 2/25 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Alexander Dimitrenko made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.