Masternak vs Kalenga

Who won Masternak vs Kalenga?

Mateusz Masternak beat Youri Kayembre Kalenga by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, April 21st, 2018, at Hala Sportowa, ul. Zuzlowa 4, Czestochowa.

The scorecards were announced as 48-47, 49-46, 49-46 in favor of winner Mateusz Masternak.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

Masternak vs Kalenga stats

Back in April 2018, Mateusz Masternak stepped into the ring with a record of 40 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 27 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Youri Kayembre Kalenga made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Kalenga had a slight advantage in power over Masternak, with a 70% knockout percentage compared to Masternak's 68%.

Mateusz Masternak was the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Masternak had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Mateusz Masternak and Youri Kayembre Kalenga fought out of an orthodox stance.

Masternak was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2006, 3 years and 8 months earlier than Kalenga, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 173 more professional rounds, totaling 364 compared to Kalenga's 191.

Mateusz Masternak went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBA, 8 by the WBC, 7 by the WBO, and 8 by the IBF at cruiserweight.

Masternak vs Kalenga form

Masternak had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Stivens Bujaj on October 21, 2017, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Prudential Center, New Jersey, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ismayl Sillah on June 24, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Ergo Arena, Plac Dwóch Miast 1, 80-344 Gdańsk, Gdansk, Poland.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Alexander Kubich on March 4, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Hala Osrodka Sportu i Rekreacji, ul. Strumykowa 1, Dzierzoniow.

Before that, he had won against Eric Fields on April 2, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Tauron Arena, Krakow.

He had been beaten by Tony Bellew on December 12, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Masternak's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

Kalenga's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Masternak vs Kalenga start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Hala Sportowa, ul. Zuzlowa 4, Czestochowa, Poland, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Masternak vs Kalenga?

Mateusz Masternak was a 67/100 (-150) favorite going into the contest, while Youri Kayembre Kalenga made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.