Sadjo vs Carolis

Who won Sadjo vs Carolis?

Kevin Lele Sadjo beat Giovanni De Carolis by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, March 9th, 2024, at Palais des Sport Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 kg).

The undercard featured the clash of Diallo vs Mohammedi.

Sadjo vs Carolis stats

Back in March 2024, Kevin Lele Sadjo stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Giovanni De Carolis made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 10 losses and 1 draw, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Sadjo had a massive power advantage over De Carolis, boasting a 90% knockout percentage compared to De Carolis' 48%.

Kevin Lele Sadjo was the younger man by 6 years, at 34 years old.

De Carolis had a height advantage of 4 inches over Sadjo.

Both Kevin Lele Sadjo and Giovanni De Carolis fought out of an orthodox stance.

Sadjo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 23 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 9 years and 7 months later than De Carolis, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 217 fewer professional rounds, totaling 114 compared to De Carolis' 331.

Kevin Lele Sadjo went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBC, 8 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF at super middleweight.

Sadjo vs Carolis form

Giovanni De Carolis had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Daniele Scardina on May 13, 2022, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Allianz Cloud, Lombardia, Italy.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Lerrone Richards on May 15, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Lancashire, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Tyron Zeuge on November 5, 2016, by knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at MBS Arena, Potsdam, Germany.

Before that, he had drawn with Tyron Zeuge on July 16, 2016, by majority draw in their 12 round contest in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg.

He had beaten Vincent Feigenbutz on January 9, 2016, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Super Middleweight championship fight at Baden-Arena, Offenburg.

Activity check

Sadjo's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 20 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 1 month and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

De Carolis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years and 2 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

What time did Sadjo vs Carolis start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at Palais des Sport Marcel Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Sadjo vs Carolis?

Kevin Lele Sadjo was a 1/12 (-1200) favorite going into the contest, while Giovanni De Carolis made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.