Khurtsidze vs Langford

Who won Khurtsidze vs Langford?

Avtandil Khurtsidze beat Tommy Langford by technical knockout in the 5th round on Saturday, April 22nd, 2017, at Leicester Arena, Leicester.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This contest was for the WBO middleweight championship of the world.

Khurtsidze vs Langford stats

Back in April 2017, Avtandil Khurtsidze stepped into the ring with a record of 32 wins, 2 losses, and 2  draws, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Tommy Langford made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 18 wins and 0 draws, with 6 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Khurtsidze had a massive power advantage over Langford, boasting a 66% knockout percentage compared to Langford's 33%.

Avtandil Khurtsidze was the older man by 10 years, at 38 years old.

Langford had a height advantage of 8 inches over Khurtsidze.

Both Avtandil Khurtsidze and Tommy Langford fought out of an orthodox stance.

Khurtsidze was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2002, 9 years and 10 months earlier than Langford, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 37 more professional rounds, totaling 210 compared to Langford's 173.

Avtandil Khurtsidze went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBO at middleweight.

Tommy Langford was ranked number 3 by the WBO in the 160lb division.

Khurtsidze vs Langford form

Avtandil Khurtsidze had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Antoine Douglas on March 5, 2016, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Melvin Betancourt on August 7, 2015, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Phillip Penson on February 20, 2015, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Hilton Westchester, Rye Brook.

Before that, he had won against Eddie Hunter on October 30, 2014, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Florentine Gardens, Hollywood.

He had beaten Allen Conyers on July 23, 2014, by technical knockout in the 1st round at BB King Blues Club & Grill, New York.

Langford had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Sam Sheedy on November 26, 2016, by split decision in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Timo Laine on July 16, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff.

Going into that contest, he had won against Lewis Taylor on March 12, 2016, by unanimous decision in their CBC Commonwealth Middleweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Before that, he had defeated Robert Swierzbinski on December 19, 2015, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had beaten Cristian Fabian Rios on October 3, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Civic Hall, Wolverhampton.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Tommy Langford had been fighting more than Avtandil Khurtsidze.

Going into this contest, Avtandil Khurtsidze had last fought 1 year, 1 month and 17 days ago, while Tommy Langford's last outing had been 4 months and 27 days ago.

Khurtsidze's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 30 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

Langford's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

What time did Khurtsidze vs Langford start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM BST at Leicester Arena, Leicester, United Kingdom, which was 6:00 PM EST or 3:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Khurtsidze vs Langford?

Khurtsidze vs Langford was broadcast on BoxNation in the UK.

What were the odds on Khurtsidze vs Langford?

Avtandil Khurtsidze was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while Tommy Langford made his way into the ring at 47/25 (+190) with oddsmakers.