Who won Gvozdyk vs Baker?
Oleksandr Gvozdyk beat Craig Baker by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday 19th August 2017 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Nebraska.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 KG).
Gvozdyk vs Baker stats
Back in August 2017, Oleksandr Gvozdyk stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.
Craig Baker made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.
Oleksandr Gvozdyk was the younger man by 3 years, at 31 years old.
Both Oleksandr Gvozdyk & Craig Baker fought out of an orthodox stance.
Gvozdyk was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 less fights, and made his debut in 2014, 5 year and 7 months later than Baker, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 51 more professional rounds, 112 to Baker's 61.
Gvozdyk vs Baker form
Oleksandr Gvozdyk had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Yunieski Gonzalez on 8th April 2017 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Isaac Chilemba on 19th November 2016 by technical knockout in the 8th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had beat Tommy Karpency on 23rd July 2016 by technical knockout in the 6th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
Before that, he had won against Nadjib Mohammedi on 9th April 2016 by knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
He had beat Mike Snider on 13th February 2016 by knockout in the 1st round at Sportsmans Lodge, Studio City.
Activity check
Gvozdyk's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.
What time did Gvozdyk vs Baker start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 AM EST / 8:00 AM PST at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Nebraska, United States, which was around 4:00 PM BST in the UK.
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