Johnson vs Derevyanchenko

Who won Johnson vs Derevyanchenko?

Sergiy Derevyanchenko beat Tureano Johnson by technical knockout in the 12th round on Friday, August 25th, 2017, at Buffalo Run Casino, Miami.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Johnson vs Derevyanchenko stats

Back in August 2017, Tureano Johnson stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Sergiy Derevyanchenko made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 10 wins and 0 draws.

Tureano Johnson was the older man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Johnson had a height advantage of 1 inch over Derevyanchenko. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Tureano Johnson and Sergiy Derevyanchenko fought out of an orthodox stance.

Johnson was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2010, 4 years and 4 months earlier than Derevyanchenko, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 32 fewer professional rounds, totaling 125 compared to Derevyanchenko's 157.

Tureano Johnson went into the fight ranked number 1 by the IBF at middleweight.

Sergiy Derevyanchenko was ranked number 4 by the WBC, and 2 by the IBF in the 160lb division.

Johnson vs Derevyanchenko form

Johnson 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 won against Eamonn O’Kane on October 17, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Alex Theran on January 9, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Humberto Toledo on December 5, 2014, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Kendal Isaacs Gym, New Providence, Bahamas.

Before that, he had defeated Valerio Marte on November 20, 2014, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Gimnasio Pina Acevedo, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

He had won against Mike Gavronski on July 11, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton, United States.

Derevyanchenko 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 Sam Soliman on July 21, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Mike Guy on March 15, 2016, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Robinson Rancheria Resort & Casino, Nice.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jessie Nicklow on November 14, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Elvin Ayala on August 7, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City.

He had beaten Alan Campa on April 10, 2015, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Aviator Sports Complex, Brooklyn.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sergiy Derevyanchenko had been fighting more than Tureano Johnson.

Going into this contest, Tureano Johnson had last fought 1 year, 10 months and 8 days ago, while Sergiy Derevyanchenko's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 4 days ago.

Johnson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Derevyanchenko's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

What time did Johnson vs Derevyanchenko start?

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

Who broadcast Johnson vs Derevyanchenko?

Johnson vs Derevyanchenko was broadcast on Fox Sport 1 in the US.

What were the odds on Johnson vs Derevyanchenko?

Tureano Johnson was a 16/1 (+1600) underdog going into the contest, while Sergiy Derevyanchenko made his way into the ring at 1/100 (-10000) with oddsmakers.