Hovhannisyan vs Manzanilla

Who won Hovhannisyan vs Manzanilla?

Azat Hovhannisyan beat Franklin Manzanilla by knockout in the 4th round on Thursday, September 5th, 2019, at Belasco Theater, California.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 122 pounds (8.7 stone or 55.3 kg).

Hovhannisyan vs Manzanilla stats

Back in September 2019, Azat Hovhannisyan stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Franklin Manzanilla made his way to the ring with a record of 18 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Manzanilla had an advantage in power over Hovhannisyan, with a 94% knockout percentage compared to Hovhannisyan's 82%.

Azat Hovhannisyan was the same age as Franklin Manzanilla, at 31 years old.

Manzanilla had a height advantage of 1 inch over Hovhannisyan.

Both Azat Hovhannisyan and Franklin Manzanilla fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hovhannisyan's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Manzanilla's, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 months later than Manzanilla, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 34 more professional rounds, totaling 142 compared to Manzanilla's 108.

Azat Hovhannisyan went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA, and 6 by the WBC at super bantamweight.

Franklin Manzanilla was ranked number 14 by the WBA, and 14 by the WBC in the 122lb division.

Hovhannisyan vs Manzanilla form

Azat Hovhannisyan had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Glenn Porras on June 13, 2019, by knockout in the 4th round at The Avalon, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Lolito Sonsona on February 9, 2019, by knockout in the 5th round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jesus Martinez on October 12, 2018, by knockout in the 4th round at Belasco Theater, California.

Before that, he had been beaten by Rey Vargas on May 12, 2018, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York.

He had won against Ronny Rios on March 9, 2018, by knockout in the 6th round at The Hangar, California.

Activity check

Hovhannisyan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

Manzanilla's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Hovhannisyan vs Manzanilla start?

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

What were the odds on Hovhannisyan vs Manzanilla?

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