Gvozdyk vs Bolotniks

Who won Gvozdyk vs Bolotniks?

Oleksandr Gvozdyk beat Ricards Bolotniks by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, May 6th, 2023, at Estadio Akron, Zapopan.

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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Canelo Alvarez beating John Ryder for the IBF World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight, WBC World Super Middleweight and WBO World Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela beat Steve Spark, and Julio Cesar Martinez defeated Ronal Batista for the WBC World Flyweight title.

Gvozdyk vs Bolotniks stats

Back in May 2023, Oleksandr Gvozdyk stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Ricards Bolotniks made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw.

Oleksandr Gvozdyk was the older man by 3 years, at 36 years old.

Gvozdyk had a height advantage of 1 inch over Bolotniks. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Oleksandr Gvozdyk and Ricards Bolotniks fought out of an orthodox stance.

Gvozdyk was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 7 months later than Bolotniks, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 29 fewer professional rounds, totaling 124 compared to Bolotniks' 153.

Ricards Bolotniks was ranked number 4 by the WBA in the 175lb division.

Gvozdyk vs Bolotniks form

Gvozdyk had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Josue Obando on February 11, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at The Derby Room Pomona at Fairplex, Pomona, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Artur Beterbiev on October 18, 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Doudou Ngumbu on March 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBC World Light heavyweight championship fight at 2300 Arena, Pennsylvania.

Before that, he had won against Adonis Stevenson on December 1, 2018, by knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Light heavyweight championship fight at Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada.

He had beaten Mehdi Amar on March 17, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC Interim World Light heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Bolotniks 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 Joshua Buatsi on August 14, 2021, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA Super World Light Flyweight eliminator fight at Matchroom Fight Camp, Essex, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Serge Michel on December 2, 2020, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Production Park Studios, Yorkshire.

Going into that contest, he had won against Hosea Burton on September 26, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Studio 69, Riga, Latvia.

Before that, he had defeated Steven Ward on December 14, 2019, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Brentwood Centre, Essex, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Gasan Gasanov on June 15, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ricards Bolotniks had been fighting more than Oleksandr Gvozdyk.

Going into this contest, Oleksandr Gvozdyk had last fought 2 months and 25 days ago, while Ricards Bolotniks' last outing had been 1 year, 8 months and 22 days ago.

Gvozdyk's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Bolotniks' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What time did Gvozdyk vs Bolotniks start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 1:00 AM UTC at Estadio Akron, Zapopan, Mexico, which was 9:00 PM EST or 6:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Gvozdyk vs Bolotniks?

Gvozdyk vs Bolotniks was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Gvozdyk vs Bolotniks?

Oleksandr Gvozdyk was a 7/50 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Ricards Bolotniks made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.