Nelson vs Kilic

Who won Nelson vs Kilic?

Steven Nelson beat Cem Kilic by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday 11th January 2020 at Mark G. Etess Arena, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in New Jersey.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jesse Hart's and Joe Smith Jr's clash.

Nelson vs Kilic stats

Back in January 2020, Steven Nelson stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Cem Kilic made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 14 wins and 0 draws, with 9 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Nelson had advantage in power over Kilic, with a 80% knock out percentage over Kilic's 64%.

Steven Nelson was the older man by 6 years, at 31 years old.

Kilic had a height advantage of 2 inches over Nelson. Despite this, he had 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Steven Nelson & Cem Kilic fought out of an orthodox stance.

Nelson was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 1 year and 3 months later than Kilic, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 69 to Kilic's 55.

Steven Nelson went into the fight ranked number 15 by the WBO at super middleweight.

Cem Kilic was ranked number 6 by the WBA in the 168lb division.

Activity check

Nelson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.3 rounds on average.

What time did Nelson vs Kilic start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Mark G. Etess Arena, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, New Jersey, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Nelson vs Kilic?

Nelson vs Kilic was broadcast on ESPN in the US.

What were the odds on Nelson vs Kilic?

Steven Nelson was a 31/50 (-160) favourite going into the contest, while Cem Kilic made his way into the ring at 6/5 (+120) with oddsmakers.