Khytrov vs Aleem

Who won Khytrov vs Aleem?

Immanuwel Aleem beat Ievgen Khytrov by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, January 14th, 2017, at Barclays Center, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Khytrov vs Aleem stats

Back in January 2017, Ievgen Khytrov stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Immanuwel Aleem made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 16 wins and 1 draw, with 9 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Khytrov had a large advantage in power over Aleem, boasting a 86% knockout percentage compared to Aleem's 56%.

Ievgen Khytrov was the older man by 5 years, at 29 years old.

Khytrov had a height advantage of 2 inches over Aleem. Despite this, Aleem had a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Ievgen Khytrov and Immanuwel Aleem fought out of an orthodox stance.

Khytrov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 5 months later than Aleem, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 57 fewer professional rounds, totaling 87 compared to Aleem's 144.

Ievgen Khytrov went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, 8 by the WBO, and 9 by the IBF at middleweight.

Khytrov vs Aleem form

Khytrov had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Paul Mendez on July 21, 2016, by technical knockout in the 9th round at Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Kenneth McNeil on March 5, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Sands Bethlehem Event Center, Bethlehem.

Going into that contest, he had won against Josh Luteran on October 31, 2015, by knockout in the 2nd round at Circus, Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine.

Before that, he had beaten Nick Brinson on August 7, 2015, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, United States.

He had defeated Aaron Coley on April 10, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Aviator Sports Complex, Brooklyn.

Activity check

Khytrov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Khytrov vs Aleem start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Barclays Center, New York, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Khytrov vs Aleem?

Ievgen Khytrov was a 7/50 (-710) favorite going into the contest, while Immanuwel Aleem made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.