Who won Kurbanov vs Teixeira?
Magomed Kurbanov beat Patrick Teixeira by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, July 9th, 2022, at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg.
The scorecards were announced as 99-90, 98-91, 97-92 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).
Kurbanov vs Teixeira stats
Back in July 2022, Magomed Kurbanov stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Patrick Teixeira made his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 22 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Teixeira had an advantage in power over Kurbanov, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Kurbanov's 59%.
Magomed Kurbanov was the younger man by 5 years, at 26 years old.
Teixeira had a height advantage of 2 inches over Kurbanov. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.
Magomed Kurbanov fought out of the orthodox stance, while Patrick Teixeira was a southpaw.
Kurbanov was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 years and 10 months later than Teixeira, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, totaling 182 compared to Teixeira's 180.
Magomed Kurbanov went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBC at super welterweight.
Patrick Teixeira was ranked number 15 by the WBC in the 154lb division.
Kurbanov vs Teixeira 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 won against Liam Smith on May 7, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg, Russia.
Prior to that, he had won against Dmitry Mikhaylenko on November 7, 2020, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Ilya Ochkin on August 22, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg.
Before that, he had defeated Ismail Iliev on March 7, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at RCC Boxing Academy, Ekaterinburg.
He had won against Juan Rodriguez on October 13, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Ekaterinburg Expo, Ekaterinburg.
Patrick Teixeira had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Paul Valenzuela Jr on April 9, 2022, by unanimous decision in the 2nd round at Alamodome, Texas, United States.
Prior to that, he had been beaten by Brian Carlos Castano on February 13, 2021, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Carlos Adames on November 30, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO Interim World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Before that, he had beaten Nathaniel Gallimore on September 1, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.
He had won against Davi Eliasquevici on April 7, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Jundiaí, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Magomed Kurbanov had been fighting more than Patrick Teixeira.
Going into this contest, Magomed Kurbanov had last fought 1 year, 2 months and 2 days ago, while Patrick Teixeira's last outing had been 3 months ago.
Kurbanov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 26 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 35 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7 rounds on average.
Teixeira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.8 rounds on average.
What time did Kurbanov vs Teixeira start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM UTC at KRK “Uralets”, Ekaterinburg, Russia, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM BST in the UK.
What were the odds on Kurbanov vs Teixeira?
Magomed Kurbanov was a 1/5 (-500) favorite going into the contest, while Patrick Teixeira made his way into the ring at 67/20 (+330) with oddsmakers.
