Korobov vs Obando

Who won Korobov vs Obando?

Matt Korobov beat Josue Obando by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday 16th January 2016 at The Bomb Factory in Texas.

The scorecards were announced as 80-71, 80-71, 80-71 in favor of winner Matt Korobov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 KG).

Korobov vs Obando stats

Back in January 2016, Matt Korobov stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Josue Obando made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 8 loses and 1 draw, with 11 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Obando had a large advantage in power over Korobov, boosting at 79% knock out percentage over Korobov's 58%.

Matt Korobov was the older man by 7 years, at 33 years old.

Obando had a height advantage of 3 inches over Korobov. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Both Matt Korobov & Josue Obando fought out of a southpaw stance.

Korobov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 1 year and 8 months earlier than Obando, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 21 more professional rounds, 182 to Obando's 161.

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Korobov's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Korobov vs Obando?

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