Kurbanov vs Manyuchi

Who won Kurbanov vs Manyuchi?

Magomed Kurbanov beat Charles Manyuchi by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Sunday, August 19th, 2018, at DIVS, Ekaterinburg.

The scorecards were announced as 99-91, 99-91, 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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov's and Robinson Castellanos' clash.

Kurbanov vs Manyuchi stats

Back in August 2018, Magomed Kurbanov stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Charles Manyuchi made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Kurbanov had an advantage in power over Manyuchi, with a 79% knockout percentage compared to Manyuchi's 59%.

Magomed Kurbanov was the younger man by 6 years, at 23 years old.

Kurbanov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Manyuchi.

Both Magomed Kurbanov and Charles Manyuchi fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kurbanov was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 6 years and 4 months later than Manyuchi, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 32 more professional rounds, totaling 188 compared to Manyuchi's 156.

Magomed Kurbanov went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA, and 4 by the IBF at super welterweight.

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Manyuchi's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

What time did Kurbanov vs Manyuchi start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Kurbanov vs Manyuchi?

Magomed Kurbanov was a 3/25 (-830) favorite going into the contest, while Charles Manyuchi made his way into the ring at 233/50 (+470) with oddsmakers.