Hrgovic vs Corbin

Who won Hrgovic vs Corbin?

Filip Hrgovic beat Gregory Corbin by technical knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, May 25th, 2019, at MGM National Harbor, Maryland.

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 Antonio Moran. Also on the undercard Michael Hunter beat Fabio Maldonado, and Jessica McCaskill defeated Anahi Esther Sanchez.

Hrgovic vs Corbin stats

Back in May 2019, Filip Hrgovic stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Gregory Corbin made his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Hrgovic had an advantage in power over Corbin, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Corbin's 60%.

Filip Hrgovic was the younger man by 12 years, at 27 years old.

Both Filip Hrgovic and Gregory Corbin fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hrgovic was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 years and 3 months later than Corbin, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, totaling 82 compared to Corbin's 68.

Filip Hrgovic went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA, and 12 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Hrgovic vs Corbin form

Hrgovic had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Kevin Johnson on December 8, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at KC Drazen Petrovic, Zagreb, Croatia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Amir Mansour on September 8, 2018, by knockout in the 3rd round at Arena Zagreb, Zagreb.

Going into that contest, he had won against Filiberto Tovar on July 9, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Postpalast, Bayern, Germany.

Before that, he had beaten Sean Turner on February 24, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Arena Nürnberger Versicherung, Bayern.

He had defeated Tom Little on January 27, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia.

Activity check

Hrgovic's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

What time did Hrgovic vs Corbin start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at MGM National Harbor, Maryland, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Hrgovic vs Corbin?

Hrgovic vs Corbin was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Action.

What were the odds on Hrgovic vs Corbin?

Filip Hrgovic was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Gregory Corbin made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.