Who won Kavaliauskas vs Marruffo?
Egidijus Kavaliauskas beat Jose Marrufo by knockout in the 3rd round on Thursday, December 14th, 2023, at The Hangar, Costa Mesa.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).
This fight appeared on the undercard of Kubrat Pulev's and Andrzej Wawrzyk's clash.
Kavaliauskas vs Marruffo stats
Back in December 2023, Egidijus Kavaliauskas stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.
Jose Marrufo made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 12 losses and 2 draws.
Egidijus Kavaliauskas was the older man by 36 years, at 36 years old.
Kavaliauskas had a height advantage of 3 inches over Marrufo. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.
Both Egidijus Kavaliauskas and Jose Marrufo fought out of an orthodox stance.
Kavaliauskas was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 11 years and 7 months later than Marrufo, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 14 fewer professional rounds, totaling 133 compared to Marrufo's 147.
Kavaliauskas vs Marruffo form
Kavaliauskas had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Mykal Fox on October 8, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Vergil Ortiz Jr on August 14, 2021, by technical knockout in the 8th round at The Star, Frisco.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Mikael Zewski on September 12, 2020, by technical knockout in the 8th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.
Before that, he had lost to Terence Crawford on December 14, 2019, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.
He had drawn with Ray Robinson on March 30, 2019, by majority draw at 2300 Arena, Pennsylvania.
Activity check
Kavaliauskas' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.
Marrufo's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.
What time did Kavaliauskas vs Marruffo start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at The Hangar, Costa Mesa, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Kavaliauskas vs Marruffo?
Kavaliauskas vs Marruffo was broadcast on TrillerTV+ in both the United States and the UK.
What were the odds on Kavaliauskas vs Marruffo?
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