Who won Johnson vs Emurlaev?
Callum Johnson beat Server Emurlaev by majority decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, October 9th, 2021, at Arena Birmingham, West Midlands.
The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 99-92, 95-95 in favor of winner Callum Johnson.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).
This fight appeared on the undercard of Brad Foster losing to Jason Cunningham for the CBC Commonwealth Super Bantamweight and BBBOC British Super Bantamweight championship. Also on the undercard Ekow Essuman defeated Danny Ball for the CBC Commonwealth Welterweight and BBBOC British Welterweight belts.
Johnson vs Emurlaev stats
Back in October 2021, Callum Johnson stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Server Emurlaev made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Johnson had a massive power advantage over Emurlaev, boasting a 74% knockout percentage compared to Emurlaev's 33%.
Callum Johnson was the older man by 38 years, at 36 years old.
Emurlaev had a height advantage of 1 inch over Johnson.
Both Callum Johnson and Server Emurlaev fought out of an orthodox stance.
Johnson was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 3 years and 5 months later than Emurlaev, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 113 fewer professional rounds, totaling 78 compared to Emurlaev's 191.
Johnson vs Emurlaev form
Callum Johnson had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Emil Markic on April 24, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had defeated Sean Monaghan on March 9, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York, United States.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Artur Beterbiev on October 6, 2018, by knockout in the 4th round in their IBF World Light Heavyweight championship fight at Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illionis.
Before that, he had beaten Frank Buglioni on March 24, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their BBBOC British Light heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
He had won against Willbeforce Shihepo on September 24, 2016, by knockout in the 9th round in their CBC Commonwealth Light Heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.
Activity check
Johnson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.
What time did Johnson vs Emurlaev start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Arena Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Johnson vs Emurlaev?
Johnson vs Emurlaev was broadcast on BT Sport 1 in the UK.
What were the odds on Johnson vs Emurlaev?
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