Kurbanov vs Gonzalez

Who won Kurbanov vs Gonzalez?

Magomed Kurbanov beat Johan Gonzalez by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Sunday, December 11th, 2022, at DIVS, Ekaterinburg.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 97-93, 97-93 in favor of winner Magomed Kurbanov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

Also on the undercard Evgeny Tishchenko was victorious over Artur Mann, and Zhora Hamazaryan beat Jorge Linares.

Kurbanov vs Gonzalez stats

Back in December 2022, Magomed Kurbanov stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Johan Gonzalez made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 31 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Gonzalez had a massive power advantage over Kurbanov, boasting a 100% knockout percentage compared to Kurbanov's 57%.

Magomed Kurbanov was the younger man by 4 years, at 27 years old.

Gonzalez had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Magomed Kurbanov and Johan Gonzalez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kurbanov was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Gonzalez, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 75 more professional rounds, totaling 188 compared to Gonzalez's 113.

Johan Gonzalez was ranked number 3 by the WBA in the 154lb division.

Kurbanov vs Gonzalez form

Kurbanov had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Patrick Teixeira on July 9, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Liam Smith on May 7, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg.

Going into that contest, he had won against Dmitry Mikhaylenko on November 7, 2020, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg.

Before that, he had beaten Ilya Ochkin on August 22, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg.

He had defeated Ismail Iliev on March 7, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg.

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Kurbanov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.

What time did Kurbanov vs Gonzalez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM UTC at DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Kurbanov vs Gonzalez?

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