Kavaliauskas vs Avanesyan

Who won Kavaliauskas vs Avanesyan?

Egidijus Kavaliauskas beat David Avanesyan by technical knockout in the 6th round on Friday 16th February 2018 at Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Nevada.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 KG).

Kavaliauskas vs Avanesyan stats

Back in February 2018, Egidijus Kavaliauskas stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero loses and 0 draws.

David Avanesyan made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw.

Egidijus Kavaliauskas was the same age as David Avanesyan, at 29 years old.

Kavaliauskas had a height advantage of 1 inch over Avanesyan. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Egidijus Kavaliauskas & David Avanesyan fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kavaliauskas was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 year and 9 months later than Avanesyan, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 81 less professional rounds, 133 to Avanesyan's 214.

Egidijus Kavaliauskas went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA, 11 by the WBC and 4 by the WBO at welterweight.

David Avanesyan was ranked number 5 by the WBA in the 147lb division.

Kavaliauskas vs Avanesyan form

Avanesyan had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Lamont Peterson on 18th February 2017 by unanimous decision in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Cintas Center, Cincinnati, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Shane Mosley on 28th May 2016 by unanimous decision in their WBA Interim World Welterweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Going into that contest, he had won against Charlie Navarro on 7th November 2015 by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Interim World Welterweight championship fight at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Before that, he had beat Dean Byrne on 27th June 2015 by technical knockout in the 6th round at Hilton Hotel, Blackpool, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Laszlo Fazekas on 7th December 2014 by points in the 10th round at Titanic Hotel, Liverpool.

Activity check

Kavaliauskas' last 2 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.5 rounds on average.

Avanesyan's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Kavaliauskas vs Avanesyan start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Nevada, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Kavaliauskas vs Avanesyan?

The fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by BoxNation.

What were the odds on Kavaliauskas vs Avanesyan?

Egidijus Kavaliauskas was a 17/100 (-590) favourite going into the contest, while David Avanesyan made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.