Who won Hrgovic vs Zhang?
Filip Hrgovic beat Zhilei Zhang by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, August 20th, 2022, at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah.
The scorecards were announced as 115-112, 115-112, 114-113 in favor of winner Filip Hrgovic.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.
This fight appeared on the undercard of Oleksandr Usyk beating Anthony Joshua for the IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Callum Smith beat Mathieu Bauderlique for the WBA World Light Heavyweight belt, Badou Jack defeated Richard Rivera, Andrew Tabiti was victorious over James Wilson, and Ben Whittaker beat Petar Nosic.
Hrgovic vs Zhang stats
Back in August 2022, Filip Hrgovic stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Zhilei Zhang made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 24 wins and 1 draw, with 19 of those by knockout.
The stats suggested Hrgovic had a slight advantage in power over Zhang, with a 86% knockout percentage compared to Zhang's 79%.
Filip Hrgovic was the younger man by 9 years, at 31 years old.
Hrgovic had a 4-inch reach advantage.
Filip Hrgovic fought out of the orthodox stance, while Zhilei Zhang was a southpaw.
Hrgovic was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 years and 1 month later than Zhang, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 28 fewer professional rounds, totaling 82 compared to Zhang's 110.
Filip Hrgovic went into the fight ranked number 14 by the WBC, 12 by the WBO, and 3 by the IBF at heavyweight.
Zhilei Zhang was ranked number 6 by the WBO, and 15 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.
Hrgovic vs Zhang form
Filip Hrgovic had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Emir Ahmatovic on December 4, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, United States.
Prior to that, he had beaten Marko Radonjic on September 10, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Worthersee Stadium, Klagenfurt, Austria.
Going into that contest, he had won against Rydell Booker on November 7, 2020, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States.
Before that, he had beaten Alexandre Kartozia on September 26, 2020, by knockout in the 2nd round at Struer Arena, Struer, Denmark.
He had defeated Eric Molina on December 7, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at Diriyah Arena, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.
Zhang had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Scott Alexander on May 7, 2022, by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada, United States.
Prior to that, he had won against Craig Lewis on November 27, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.
Going into that contest, he had drawn with Jerry Forrest on February 27, 2021, by majority draw in their 10 round contest at Hard Rock Stadium, Florida.
Before that, he had defeated Devin Vargas on November 7, 2020, by knockout in the 4th round at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida.
He had beaten Andriy Rudenko on November 30, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Filip Hrgovic had been fighting more than Zhilei Zhang.
Going into this contest, Filip Hrgovic had last fought 8 months and 16 days ago, while Zhilei Zhang's last outing had been 3 months and 13 days ago.
Hrgovic's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.
Zhang's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 17 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 Zhang start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM BST in the UK.
Who broadcast Hrgovic vs Zhang?
Hrgovic vs Zhang 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 Zhang?
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