Who won Merhy vs Clarkson?
Ryad Merhy beat Samuel Clarkson by knockout in the 4th round on Saturday 15th December 2018 at Spiroudome Arena in Hainaut.
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).
Merhy vs Clarkson stats
Back in December 2018, Ryad Merhy stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Samuel Clarkson made his way to the ring with a record of 21 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Merhy had advantage in power over Clarkson, with a 81% knock out percentage over Clarkson's 67%.
Ryad Merhy was the younger man by 2 years, at 26 years old.
Clarkson had a height advantage of 2 inches over Merhy. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.
Ryad Merhy fought out of the orthodox stance, while Samuel Clarkson was a southpaw.
Merhy was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 10 months later than Clarkson, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 87 more professional rounds, 177 to Clarkson's 90.
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Merhy's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 months and 29 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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