Hrgovic vs Molina

Who won Hrgovic vs Molina?

Filip Hrgovic beat Eric Molina by knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, December 7th, 2019, at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah.

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 Andy Ruiz Jr losing to Anthony Joshua for the IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Alexander Povetkin beat Michael Hunter, Dillian Whyte defeated Mariusz Wach, and Mahammadrasul Majidov was victorious over Tom Little.

Hrgovic vs Molina stats

Back in December 2019, Filip Hrgovic stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Eric Molina made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Hrgovic had a slight advantage in power over Molina, with a 78% knockout percentage compared to Molina's 70%.

Filip Hrgovic was the younger man by 10 years, at 28 years old.

Hrgovic had a height advantage of 2 inches over Molina. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Filip Hrgovic and Eric Molina fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hrgovic was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 23 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 10 years and 6 months later than Molina, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 73 fewer professional rounds, totaling 92 compared to Molina's 165.

Filip Hrgovic went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA, 11 by the WBC, and 9 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Hrgovic vs Molina 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 won against Mario Heredia on August 24, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at Centro de Usos Multiples, Sonora, Mexico.

Prior to 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.

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

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

He had won against Filiberto Tovar on July 9, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Postpalast, Bayern, Germany.

Eric Molina had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Dominic Breazeale on November 4, 2017, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Anthony Joshua on December 10, 2016, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Tomasz Adamek on April 2, 2016, by knockout in the 10th round at Tauron Arena, Krakow, Poland.

Before that, he had beaten Tomasz Adamek on April 2, 2016, by knockout in the 10th round at Tauron Arena, Krakow.

He had won against Rodricka Ray on October 10, 2015, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Boggus Ford Center, Pharr, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Filip Hrgovic had been fighting more than Eric Molina.

Going into this contest, Filip Hrgovic had last fought 3 months and 13 days ago, while Eric Molina's last outing had been 2 years, 1 month and 3 days ago.

Hrgovic's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Molina's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Hrgovic vs Molina start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 5:10 PM UTC at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, which was 12:10 PM EST or 9:10 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:10 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Hrgovic vs Molina?

Hrgovic vs Molina was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Hrgovic vs Molina?

Filip Hrgovic was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Eric Molina made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.