Koelling vs Liebenberg

Who won Koelling vs Liebenberg?

Enrico Koelling beat Ryno Liebenberg by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, October 1st, 2016, at Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 117-111, 117-111 in favor of winner Enrico Koelling.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

Koelling vs Liebenberg stats

Back in October 2016, Enrico Koelling stepped into the ring with a record of 21 wins, 1 loss, and 0  draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ryno Liebenberg made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Liebenberg had a massive power advantage over Koelling, boasting a 71% knockout percentage compared to Koelling's 29%.

Enrico Koelling was the younger man by 6 years, at 26 years old.

Both Enrico Koelling and Ryno Liebenberg fought out of an orthodox stance.

Koelling was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 2 months later than Liebenberg, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 78 more professional rounds, totaling 233 compared to Liebenberg's 155.

Koelling vs Liebenberg form

Enrico Koelling had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Oleksandr Cherviak on April 9, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MBS Arena, Potsdam, Germany.

Prior to that, he had beaten Serhiy Demchenko on December 5, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Inselparkhalle, Wilhelmsburg.

Going into that contest, he had won against Karel Horejsek on October 17, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at DM-Arena, Karlsruhe.

Before that, he had beaten Vasyl Kondor on July 18, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle.

He had defeated Andrej Maurer on April 25, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Columbiahalle, Kreuzberg.

Activity check

Koelling's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

Liebenberg's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.5 rounds on average.

What time did Koelling vs Liebenberg start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

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