Kownacki vs Cusumano

Who won Kownacki vs Cusumano?

Joe Cusumano beat Adam Kownacki by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday 24th June 2023 at Madison Square Garden Theater in New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Edgar Berlanga beating Jason Quigley. Also, on the undercard Reshat Mati beat Dakota Linger and Khalil Coe defeated Buneet Bisla.

Kownacki vs Cusumano stats

Back in June 2023, Adam Kownacki stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws.

Joe Cusumano made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws.

Adam Kownacki was the older man by 10 years, at 35 years old.

Cusumano had a height advantage of 1 inch over Kownacki.

Both Adam Kownacki & Joe Cusumano fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kownacki's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Cusumano's, having had 2 less fights, and made his debut in 2009, 9 months earlier than Cusumano, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 42 more professional rounds, 116 to Cusumano's 74.

Kownacki vs Cusumano form

Kownacki had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Ali Eren Demirezen on 30th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Robert Helenius on 9th October 2021 by unanimous decision in the 6th round at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Robert Helenius on 7th March 2020 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Barclays Center, New York.

Before that, he had defeated Chris Arreola on 3rd August 2019 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

He had beat Gerald Washington on 26th January 2019 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Barclays Center, New York.

Activity check

Kownacki's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Kownacki vs Cusumano start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Kownacki vs Cusumano?

Kownacki vs Cusumano was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by DAZN Global.

What were the odds on Kownacki vs Cusumano?

Adam Kownacki was a 2/25 (-1200) favourite going into the contest, while Joe Cusumano made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.