Greer Jr vs Potapov

Who won Greer Jr vs Potapov?

Joshua Greer Jr beat Nikolay Potapov by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, July 13th, 2019, at Prudential Center, New Jersey.

The scorecards were announced as 114-114, 116-113, 115-112 in favor of winner Joshua Greer Jr.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 118 pounds (8.4 stone or 53.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Shakur Stevenson's and Alberto Guevara's clash.

Greer Jr vs Potapov stats

Back in July 2019, Joshua Greer Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Nikolay Potapov made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Greer Jr had a slight advantage in power over Potapov, with a 60% knockout percentage compared to Potapov's 55%.

Joshua Greer Jr was the younger man by 3 years, at 25 years old.

Potapov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Greer Jr.

Both Joshua Greer Jr and Nikolay Potapov fought out of an orthodox stance.

Greer Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 years and 6 months later than Potapov, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 7 fewer professional rounds, totaling 161 compared to Potapov's 168.

Joshua Greer Jr went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBA, 13 by the WBC, 8 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF at bantamweight.

Nikolay Potapov was ranked number 3 by the WBO, and 11 by the IBF in the 118lb division.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Nikolay Potapov had been fighting more than Joshua Greer Jr.

Going into this contest, Joshua Greer Jr had last fought 4 months and 28 days ago, while Nikolay Potapov's last outing had been 1 year, 8 months and 29 days ago.

What time did Greer Jr vs Potapov start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Prudential Center, New Jersey, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Greer Jr vs Potapov?

Greer Jr vs Potapov was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Greer Jr vs Potapov?

Joshua Greer Jr was a 7/50 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Nikolay Potapov made his way into the ring at 9/2 (+450) with oddsmakers.