Who won Lebedev vs Kayode?
Denis Lebedev beat Lateef Kayode by technical knockout in the 8th round on Wednesday 4th November 2015 at Tatneft Arena in Kazan.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 KG).
This contest was for the vacant WBA cruiserweight championship of the world.
Lebedev vs Kayode stats
Back in November 2015, Denis Lebedev stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Lateef Kayode made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 21 wins and 0 draws, with 16 of those by knock out.
The stats suggested Kayode had a slight advantage in power over Lebedev, with a 76% knock out percentage over Lebedev's 74%.
Denis Lebedev was the older man by 3 years, at 36 years old.
Kayode had a height advantage of 3 inches over Lebedev.
Denis Lebedev fought out of the southpaw stance, while Lateef Kayode was an orthodox fighter.
Lebedev was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 7 years and 5 months earlier than Kayode, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 116 less professional rounds, 0 to Kayode's 116.
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Lebedev's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.3 rounds on average.
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