Koelling vs Liebenberg

Who won Koelling vs Liebenberg?

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

The scorecards were announced as 116-112, 111-117, 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 the way of knock out.

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

The stats suggested Liebenberg had a massive power advantage over Koelling, boosting at 71% knock out percentage over Koelling's 29%.

Enrico Koelling was the younger man by 5 years, at 27 years old.

Both Enrico Koelling & 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 year and 2 months later than Liebenberg, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 78 more professional rounds, 233 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 beat Oleksandr Cherviak on 9th April 2016 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MBS Arena, Potsdam, Germany.

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

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

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

He had defeated Andrej Maurer on 25th April 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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.

What were the odds on Koelling vs Liebenberg?

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