Kavaliauskas vs Marruffo

Who won Kavaliauskas vs Marruffo?

Egidijus Kavaliauskas beat Jose Marrufo by knockout in the 3rd round on Thursday 14th December 2023 at The Hangar in 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 loses and 1 draw.

Jose Marrufo made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 12 loses and 2 draws.

Egidijus Kavaliauskas was the older man by 35 years, at 35 years old.

Kavaliauskas had a height advantage of 3 inches over Marrufo. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Egidijus Kavaliauskas & Jose Marrufo fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kavaliauskas was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 less fights, and made his debut in 2013, 11 year and 1 month later than Marrufo, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 14 less professional rounds, 133 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 8th October 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Vergil Ortiz Jr on 14th August 2021 by technical knockout in the 8th round at The Star, Frisco.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Mikael Zewski on 12th September 2020 by technical knockout in the 8th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada.

Before that, he had lost to Terence Crawford on 14th December 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 30th March 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 FITE+ US in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by FITE+ UK.

What were the odds on Kavaliauskas vs Marruffo?

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