Kabayel vs Smakici

Who won Kabayel vs Smakici?

Agit Kabayel beat Agron Smakici by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, March 4th, 2023, at RuhrCongress, Bochum.

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

Kabayel vs Smakici stats

Back in March 2023, Agit Kabayel stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Agron Smakici made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Smakici had a large advantage in power over Kabayel, boasting a 89% knockout percentage compared to Kabayel's 64%.

Agit Kabayel was the younger man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Smakici had a height advantage of 3 inches over Kabayel.

Agit Kabayel fought out of the orthodox stance, while Agron Smakici was a southpaw.

Kabayel was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 days later than Smakici, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 85 more professional rounds, totaling 131 compared to Smakici's 46.

Agit Kabayel went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBA, 11 by the WBO, and 8 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Kabayel vs Smakici form

Kabayel remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Kevin Johnson on June 5, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Seebühne Elbauenpark, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.

Prior to that, he had beaten Evgenios Lazaridis on July 18, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Seebühne Elbauenpark, Sachsen-Anhalt.

Going into that contest, he had won against Andriy Rudenko on March 2, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Maritim Hotel, Sachsen-Anhalt.

Before that, he had beaten Miljan Rovcanin on April 21, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Estrel Convention Center, Berlin.

He had defeated Derek Chisora on November 4, 2017, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

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Kabayel's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 4 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Kabayel vs Smakici start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at RuhrCongress, Bochum, Germany, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Kabayel vs Smakici?

Agit Kabayel was a 1/5 (-500) favorite going into the contest, while Agron Smakici made his way into the ring at 7/2 (+350) with oddsmakers.