Kabayel vs Chisora

Who won Kabayel vs Chisora?

Agit Kabayel beat Derek Chisora by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, November 4th, 2017, at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner Agit Kabayel.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Kabayel vs Chisora stats

Back in November 2017, Agit Kabayel stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Derek Chisora made his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws.

Agit Kabayel was the younger man by 8 years, at 25 years old.

Kabayel had a height advantage of 1 inch over Chisora. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Agit Kabayel and Derek Chisora fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kabayel was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 years and 4 months later than Chisora, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 209 fewer professional rounds, totaling 125 compared to Chisora's 334.

Agit Kabayel went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBC, 11 by the WBO, and 14 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Derek Chisora was ranked number 8 by the WBC in the Heavyweight division.

Kabayel vs Chisora form

Derek Chisora had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Robert Filipovic on September 30, 2017, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Dillian Whyte on December 10, 2016, by split decision in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Kubrat Pulev on May 7, 2016, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany.

Before that, he had beaten Andras Csomor on January 9, 2016, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Baden-Arena, Offenburg.

He had won against Jakov Gospic on December 12, 2015, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Kabayel's last 3 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.3 rounds on average.

Chisora's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Kabayel vs Chisora start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Kabayel vs Chisora?

Kabayel vs Chisora was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by HBO.

What were the odds on Kabayel vs Chisora?

Agit Kabayel was a 163/100 (+160) underdog going into the contest, while Derek Chisora made his way into the ring at 1/2 (-200) with oddsmakers.