Kabayel vs Knyba

Who won Kabayel vs Knyba?

Agit Kabayel beat Damian Knyba by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, January 10th, 2026, at Rudolf Weber Arena, Oberhausen.

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

This contest was for the WBC heavyweight championship of the world.

Kabayel was making his 2nd defense of the WBC Interim World Heavyweight Championship. He won this belt against Zhilei Zhang in February 2025. He had held this belt for 11 months and 8 days.

Also on the undercard Granit Shala was defeated by Petar Milas, and Jadier Herrera beat Ricardo Nunez for the WBC Interim World Lightweight belt.

Kabayel vs Knyba stats

Agit Kabayel stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 26 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Damian Knyba made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 17 wins and 0 draws.

Agit Kabayel was the older man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Knyba had a height advantage of 4 inches over Kabayel. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Agit Kabayel and Damian Knyba fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kabayel was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 10 years earlier than Knyba, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 54 more professional rounds, totaling 134 compared to Knyba's 80.

Kabayel vs Knyba form

Kabayel remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Zhilei Zhang on February 22, 2025, by knockout in the 6th round in their WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Frank Sanchez on May 18, 2024, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Heavyweight eliminator fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had won against Arslanbek Makhmudov on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at KINGDOM ARENA, Riyadh.

Before that, he had beaten Agron Smakici on March 4, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at RuhrCongress, Bochum, Germany.

He had defeated Kevin Johnson on June 5, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Seebühne Elbauenpark, Sachsen-Anhalt.

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Kabayel's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What time did Kabayel vs Knyba start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Rudolf Weber Arena, Oberhausen, Germany, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Kabayel vs Knyba?

The DAZN show began at 1:45 PM EST / 10:45 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 6:45 PM (GTM).

What were the odds on Kabayel vs Knyba?

Agit Kabayel was a 3/50 (-1700) favorite going into the contest, while Damian Knyba made his way into the ring at 15/2 (+730) with oddsmakers.