Khytrov vs Mendez

Who won Khytrov vs Mendez?

Ievgen Khytrov beat Paul Mendez by technical knockout in the 9th round on Thursday, July 21st, 2016, at Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket.

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 Mendez stats

Back in July 2016, Ievgen Khytrov stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Paul Mendez made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Khytrov had a massive power advantage over Mendez, boasting a 85% knockout percentage compared to Mendez's 47%.

Ievgen Khytrov was the same age as Paul Mendez, at 28 years old.

Mendez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Khytrov. That also extended to a 11-inch reach advantage.

Both Ievgen Khytrov and Paul Mendez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Khytrov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 10 months later than Mendez, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 63 fewer professional rounds, totaling 87 compared to Mendez's 150.

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Khytrov's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

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