Herring vs Shafikov

Who won Herring vs Shafikov?

Denis Shafikov beat Jamel Herring by technical knockout in the 10th round on Saturday, July 2nd, 2016, at Santander Arena, Reading.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Herring vs Shafikov stats

Back in July 2016, Jamel Herring stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Denis Shafikov made his way to the ring with a record of 36 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested that Herring and Shafikov have similar power, both with a 53% knockout percentage.

Jamel Herring was the same age as Denis Shafikov, at 31 years old.

Herring had a height advantage of 5 inches over Shafikov. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Jamel Herring fought out of the orthodox stance, while Denis Shafikov was a southpaw.

Herring was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 24 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 9 years later than Shafikov, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 131 fewer professional rounds, totaling 183 compared to Shafikov's 314.

Herring vs Shafikov form

Shafikov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Rances Barthelemy on December 18, 2015, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Roy Mukhlis on July 18, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Miguel Angel Mendoza on December 13, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had won against Rustam Nugaev on August 15, 2014, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez.

He had been beaten by Miguel Vazquez on February 22, 2014, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Lightweight championship fight at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

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Shafikov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

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