Who won Merhy vs Banks?
Ryad Merhy beat Demetrius Banks by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest on Saturday 20th October 2018 at Country Hall de Liège in Liege.
The scorecards were announced as 79-74, 80-73, 80-73 in favor of winner Ryad Merhy.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 KG).
Merhy vs Banks stats
Back in October 2018, Ryad Merhy stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Demetrius Banks made his way to the ring with a record of 10 wins, 5 loses and 0 draws, with 5 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Merhy had a massive power advantage over Banks, boosting at 84% knock out percentage over Banks' 50%.
Ryad Merhy was the younger man by 12 years, at 26 years old.
Banks had a height advantage of 1 inch over Merhy.
Both Ryad Merhy & Demetrius Banks fought out of an orthodox stance.
Merhy was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 3 months later than Banks, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 66 more professional rounds, 177 to Banks' 111.
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Merhy's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.5 rounds on average.
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