Hrgovic vs Booker

Who won Hrgovic vs Booker?

Filip Hrgovic beat Rydell Booker by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, November 7th, 2020, at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Devin Haney beating Yuriorkis Gamboa for the WBC World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Zhilei Zhang defeated Devin Vargas.

Hrgovic vs Booker stats

Back in November 2020, Filip Hrgovic stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Rydell Booker made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Hrgovic had a massive power advantage over Booker, boasting a 82% knockout percentage compared to Booker's 50%.

Filip Hrgovic was the younger man by 11 years, at 29 years old.

Hrgovic had a height advantage of 3 inches over Booker. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Filip Hrgovic and Rydell Booker fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hrgovic was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 16 years and 1 month later than Booker, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 99 fewer professional rounds, totaling 82 compared to Booker's 181.

Filip Hrgovic went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBC, 14 by the WBO, and 6 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Hrgovic vs Booker form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Alexandre Kartozia on September 26, 2020, by knockout in the 2nd round at Struer Arena, Struer, Denmark.

Prior to that, he had defeated Eric Molina on December 7, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Mario Heredia on August 24, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at Centro de Usos Multiples, Sonora, Mexico.

Before that, he had won against Gregory Corbin on May 25, 2019, by technical knockout in the 1st round at MGM National Harbor, Maryland, United States.

He had beaten Kevin Johnson on December 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at KC Drazen Petrovic, Zagreb, Croatia.

Activity check

Hrgovic's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 30 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Booker's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Hrgovic vs Booker start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Hrgovic vs Booker?

Hrgovic vs Booker was broadcast on DAZN in the US.

What were the odds on Hrgovic vs Booker?

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