Gvozdyk vs Baker

Who won Gvozdyk vs Baker?

Oleksandr Gvozdyk beat Craig Baker by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, August 19th, 2017, at Pinnacle Bank Arena, 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 losses, 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 and Craig Baker fought out of an orthodox stance.

Gvozdyk was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 5 years and 7 months later than Baker, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 66 more professional rounds, totaling 127 compared 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 April 8, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Isaac Chilemba on November 19, 2016, by technical knockout in the 8th round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Tommy Karpency on July 23, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Nadjib Mohammedi on April 9, 2016, by knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Mike Snider on February 13, 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, which means he had been fighting approximately 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.

What were the odds on Gvozdyk vs Baker?

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