Kabayel vs Rudenko

Who won Kabayel vs Rudenko?

Agit Kabayel beat Andriy Rudenko by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 2nd March 2019 at Maritim Hotel in Sachsen-Anhalt.

The scorecards were announced as 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 Rudenko stats

Back in March 2019, Agit Kabayel stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Andriy Rudenko made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 20 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Kabayel had a slight advantage in power over Rudenko, with a 72% knock out percentage over Rudenko's 63%.

Agit Kabayel was the younger man by 9 years, at 26 years old.

Kabayel had a height advantage of 3 inches over Rudenko.

Both Agit Kabayel & Andriy Rudenko fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kabayel was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 less fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 year and 8 months later than Rudenko, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 119 less professional rounds, 118 to Rudenko's 237.

Agit Kabayel went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBC, 10 by the WBO and 3 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Kabayel vs Rudenko form

Kabayel remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Miljan Rovcanin on 21st April 2018 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Estrel Convention Center, Berlin, Germany.

Previous to that, he had won against Derek Chisora on 4th November 2017 by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Going into that contest, he had beat Herve Hubeaux on 4th February 2017 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Maritim Hotel, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.

Before that, he had defeated Christian Lewandowski on 4th June 2016 by knockout in the 7th round at Seebühne Elbauenpark, Sachsen-Anhalt.

He had won against Lawrence Tauasa on 9th January 2016 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Maritim Hotel, Berlin.

Activity check

Kabayel's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Rudenko's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 12 rounds on average.

What time did Kabayel vs Rudenko start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Maritim Hotel, Sachsen-Anhalt, 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.

What were the odds on Kabayel vs Rudenko?

Agit Kabayel was a 1/20 (-2000) favourite going into the contest, while Andriy Rudenko made his way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.