Kuzmin vs Price

Who won Kuzmin vs Price?

Sergey Kuzmin beat David Price by technical knockout in the 4th round on Saturday 22nd September 2018 at Wembley Stadium in London.

The scorecards were announced as in favor of winner Sergey Kuzmin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Anthony Joshua beating Alexander Povetkin for the IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship. Also, on the undercard Luke Campbell beat Yvan Mendy and Matty Askin was overcome by Lawrence Okolie for the BBBOC British Cruiserweight title.

Kuzmin vs Price stats

Back in September 2018, Sergey Kuzmin stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 12 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

David Price made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 5 loses and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggested Price had a slight advantage in power over Kuzmin, with a 82% knock out percentage over Kuzmin's 75%.

Sergey Kuzmin was the younger man by 4 years, at 31 years old.

Price had a height advantage of 4 inches over Kuzmin. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Sergey Kuzmin & David Price fought out of an orthodox stance.

Kuzmin was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 less fights, and made his debut in 2014, 5 year and 8 months later than Price, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 95 to Price's 113.

Kuzmin vs Price form

Sergey Kuzmin had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jeremiah Karpency on 21st April 2018 by knockout in the 6th round at Kings Theatre, New York, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Amir Mansour on 27th November 2017 by knockout at Luzhniki, Moscow, Russia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Malcolm Tann on 23rd June 2017 by knockout in the 4th round at DoubleTree Hotel, California, United States.

Before that, he had beat Keenan Hickmon on 14th April 2017 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at MGM National Harbor, Maryland.

He had defeated Vaclav Pejsar on 23rd February 2017 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Forum, Nizhny Tagil, Russia.

Price had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Alexander Povetkin on 31st March 2018 by knockout in the 5th round at Principality Stadium, Wales, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Kamil Sokolowski on 2nd December 2017 by points in the 6th round at Brentwood Centre, Essex.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Christian Hammer on 4th February 2017 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Olympia, Kensington.

Before that, he had lost to Christian Hammer on 4th February 2017 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Olympia, London.

He had defeated Ivica Perkovic on 1st October 2016 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Sergey Kuzmin had been fighting more than David Price.

Going to this contest, Sergey Kuzmin had last fought 5 months and 1 day ago, while David Price's last outing had been 5 months and 22 days ago.

Kuzmin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

Price's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

What time did Kuzmin vs Price start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:45 PM BST at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom, which was 1:45 PM EST or 10:45 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Kuzmin vs Price?

Kuzmin vs Price was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Kuzmin vs Price?

Sergey Kuzmin was a 11/50 (-450) favourite going into the contest, while David Price made his way into the ring at 299/100 (+300) with oddsmakers.