Merhy vs Szello

Who won Merhy vs Szello?

Ryad Merhy beat Imre Szello by knockout in the 7th round on Saturday, October 19th, 2019, at Spiroudome Arena, 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 Szello stats

Back in October 2019, Ryad Merhy stepped into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Imre Szello made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 24 wins and 0 draws, with 16 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Merhy had an advantage in power over Szello, with a 82% knockout percentage compared to Szello's 67%.

Ryad Merhy was the younger man by 10 years, at 26 years old.

Szello had a height advantage of 2 inches over Merhy. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Ryad Merhy and Imre Szello fought out of an orthodox stance.

Merhy was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 11 months earlier than Szello, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 45 more professional rounds, totaling 187 compared to Szello's 142.

Ryad Merhy went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA at cruiserweight.

Imre Szello was ranked number 4 by the WBA in the 200lb division.

Merhy vs Szello form

Merhy had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Cesar David Crenz on May 4, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at Spiroudome Arena, Hainaut, Belgium.

Prior to that, he had defeated Samuel Clarkson on December 15, 2018, by knockout in the 4th round at Spiroudome Arena, Hainaut.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Demetrius Banks on October 20, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Country Hall de Liège, Liege.

Before that, he had won against Soso Abuladze on June 29, 2018, by knockout in the 6th round at Belleheide Center, Oost-Vlaanderen.

He had been beaten by Arsen Goulamirian on March 24, 2018, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Cruiserweight championship fight at Palais des Sports, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.

Activity check

Merhy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 32 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.4 rounds on average.

What time did Merhy vs Szello start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Spiroudome Arena, Hainaut, Belgium, 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 Merhy vs Szello?

Ryad Merhy was a 13/100 (-770) favorite going into the contest, while Imre Szello made his way into the ring at 21/5 (+420) with oddsmakers.