Liebenberg vs Koelling

Who won Liebenberg vs Koelling?

Enrico Koelling beat Ryno Liebenberg by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday 4th February 2017 at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park.

The scorecards were announced as 111-117, 112-116, 109-118 in favor of winner Enrico Koelling.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 KG).

Liebenberg vs Koelling stats

Back in February 2017, Ryno Liebenberg stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 4 loses and 0  draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Enrico Koelling made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Liebenberg had a massive power advantage over Koelling, boosting at 71% knock out percentage over Koelling's 27%.

Ryno Liebenberg was the older man by 5 years, at 32 years old.

Both Ryno Liebenberg & Enrico Koelling fought out of an orthodox stance.

Liebenberg was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 less fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 2 months earlier than Koelling, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 78 less professional rounds, 155 to Koelling's 233.

Enrico Koelling was ranked number 11 by the WBA, 10 by the WBO and 6 by the IBF in the 175lb division.

Liebenberg vs Koelling form

Enrico Koelling had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Ryno Liebenberg on 1st October 2016 by split decision in their 12 round contest at Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany.

Previous to that, he had beat Oleksandr Cherviak on 9th April 2016 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MBS Arena, Potsdam.

Going into that contest, he had won against Serhiy Demchenko on 5th December 2015 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Inselparkhalle, Wilhelmsburg.

Before that, he had beat Karel Horejsek on 17th October 2015 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at DM-Arena, Karlsruhe.

He had defeated Vasyl Kondor on 18th July 2015 by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle.

Activity check

Liebenberg's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.3 rounds on average.

Koelling's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Liebenberg vs Koelling start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM UTC at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Liebenberg vs Koelling?

Ryno Liebenberg was a 47/100 (-210) favourite going into the contest, while Enrico Koelling made his way into the ring at 39/25 (+160) with oddsmakers.