Who won Gvozdyk vs Beterbiev?

Artur Beterbiev beat Oleksandr Gvozdyk by technical knockout in the 10th round on Friday 18th October 2019 at Liacouras Center in Philadelphia.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 KG).

This contest was for the unified light heavyweight championship of the world, with the WBC & IBF belts on the line.

The undercard featured the clash of Collazo vs Abdukakhorov.

Gvozdyk vs Beterbiev stats

Oleksandr Gvozdyk stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Artur Beterbiev made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 14 wins and 0 draws, with 14 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Beterbiev had advantage in power over Gvozdyk, with a 100% knock out percentage over Gvozdyk's 82%.

Oleksandr Gvozdyk was the younger man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Gvozdyk had a height advantage of 2 inches over Beterbiev. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Oleksandr Gvozdyk & Artur Beterbiev fought out of an orthodox stance.

Gvozdyk was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 10 months later than Beterbiev, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 98 to Beterbiev's 91.

Gvozdyk vs Beterbiev form

Artur Beterbiev remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his last opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Joe Smith Jr on 18th June 2022 by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBC World Light heavyweight, IBF World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Marcus Browne on 17th December 2021 by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Light heavyweight and IBF World Light heavyweight championship fight at Bell Centre, Quebec, Canada.

Going into that contest, he had beat Adam Deines on 20th March 2021 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Light heavyweight and IBF World Light heavyweight championship fight at Khodynka Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia.

Before that, he had won against Oleksandr Gvozdyk on 18th October 2019 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Light heavyweight and IBF World Light heavyweight championship fight at Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, United States.

He had beat Radivoje Kalajdzic on 4th May 2019 by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Light heavyweight championship fight at Stockton Arena, California.

Activity check

Gvozdyk's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 8 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Beterbiev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Gvozdyk vs Beterbiev start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Gvozdyk vs Beterbiev?

Gvozdyk vs Beterbiev was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Gvozdyk vs Beterbiev?

Oleksandr Gvozdyk was a 67/100 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while Artur Beterbiev made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.