Gvozdyk vs Ngumbu

Who won Gvozdyk vs Ngumbu?

Oleksandr Gvozdyk beat Doudou Ngumbu by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, March 30th, 2019, at 2300 Arena, Pennsylvania.

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 WBC light heavyweight championship of the world.

Also on the undercard Kudratillo Abdukakhorov was victorious over Keita Obara, and Ray Robinson beat Egidijus Kavaliauskas.

Gvozdyk vs Ngumbu stats

Back in March 2019, Oleksandr Gvozdyk stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Doudou Ngumbu made his way to the ring with a record of 38 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Gvozdyk had a massive power advantage over Ngumbu, boasting a 81% knockout percentage compared to Ngumbu's 37%.

Oleksandr Gvozdyk was the younger man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Gvozdyk had a height advantage of 3 inches over Ngumbu.

Both Oleksandr Gvozdyk and Doudou Ngumbu fought out of an orthodox stance.

Gvozdyk was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 30 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 7 years and 1 month later than Ngumbu, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 215 fewer professional rounds, totaling 124 compared to Ngumbu's 339.

Doudou Ngumbu was ranked number 8 by the WBC in the 175lb division.

Gvozdyk vs Ngumbu form

Gvozdyk had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten 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.

Prior to that, 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.

Going into that contest, he had won against Craig Baker on August 19, 2017, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Nebraska.

Before that, he had beaten Yunieski Gonzalez on April 8, 2017, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill.

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

Activity check

Gvozdyk's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Ngumbu's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Gvozdyk vs Ngumbu start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at 2300 Arena, Pennsylvania, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Gvozdyk vs Ngumbu?

Gvozdyk vs Ngumbu was broadcast on ESPN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Gvozdyk vs Ngumbu?

Oleksandr Gvozdyk was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Doudou Ngumbu made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.