Perez vs Petrov

Who won Perez vs Petrov?

Petr Petrov beat Michael Perez by technical knockout in the 6th round on Friday, September 30th, 2016, at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio.

The scorecards were announced as 60-53, 60-53, 60-53 in favor of winner Petr Petrov.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Perez vs Petrov stats

Back in September 2016, Petr Petrov stepped into the ring with a record of 37 wins, 4 losses, and 2  draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Michael Perez made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Petrov had a slight advantage in power over Perez, with a 49% knockout percentage compared to Perez's 46%.

Petr Petrov was the older man by 7 years, at 33 years old.

Perez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Petrov. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Petr Petrov and Michael Perez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Petrov was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2000, 7 years and 11 months earlier than Perez, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 119 more professional rounds, totaling 273 compared to Perez's 154.

Perez vs Petrov form

Petrov had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Marvin Quintero on May 6, 2016, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Toshiba Plaza, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Gamaliel Diaz on April 3, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Omega Products International, Corona.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Fernando Carcamo on May 23, 2014, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona.

Before that, he had defeated Chris Rudd on March 28, 2014, by technical knockout in the 4th round at 4 Bears Casino & Lodge, New Town.

He had won against Fedor Papazov on February 21, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 6 round contest at Edgewater Hotel & Casino, Laughlin.

Activity check

Petrov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time did Perez vs Petrov start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 12:00 AM EST / 9:00 PM PST at Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, United States, which was around 5:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Perez vs Petrov?

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