Povetkin vs Fury

Who won Povetkin vs Fury?

Alexander Povetkin beat Hughie Fury by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, August 31st, 2019, at O2 Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 117-111, 117-111, 117-111 in favor of winner Alexander Povetkin.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Povetkin vs Fury division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Vasyl Lomachenko beating Luke Campbell for the WBA Super World Lightweight, WBC World Lightweight, WBO World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Joe Cordina beat Gavin Gwynne for the BBBOC British Lightweight belt, Charlie Edwards defeated Julio Cesar Martinez for the WBC World Flyweight title, and Joshua Buatsi was victorious over Ryan Ford.

Povetkin vs Fury stats

Back in August 2019, Hughie Fury stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alexander Povetkin made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 24 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Povetkin had an advantage in power over Fury, with a 71% knockout percentage compared to Fury's 57%.

Hughie Fury was the younger man by 15 years, at 25 years old.

Fury had a height advantage of 4 inches over Povetkin. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Hughie Fury and Alexander Povetkin fought out of an orthodox stance.

Fury was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 7 years and 9 months later than Povetkin, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 96 fewer professional rounds, totaling 168 compared to Povetkin's 264.

Hughie Fury went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBA, and 7 by the WBC at povetkin vs fury.

Alexander Povetkin was ranked number 13 by the IBF in the lb division.

Povetkin vs Fury form

Hughie Fury had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Samuel Peter on July 12, 2019, by technical knockout in the 7th round at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had won against Chris Norrad on May 25, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round at Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Kubrat Pulev on October 27, 2018, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Heavyweight eliminator fight at Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria.

Before that, he had beaten Sam Sexton on May 12, 2018, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at Bolton Whites Hotel, Lancashire, United Kingdom.

He had lost to Joseph Parker on September 23, 2017, by majority decision in their WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Povetkin had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Anthony Joshua on September 22, 2018, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated David Price on March 31, 2018, by knockout in the 5th round at Principality Stadium, Wales.

Going into that contest, he had won against Christian Hammer on December 15, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Before that, he had defeated Andriy Rudenko on July 1, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Luzhniki, Moscow.

He had beaten Mariusz Wach on November 4, 2015, by technical knockout in the 12th round at Tatneft Arena, Kazan, Russia.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Hughie Fury had been fighting more than Alexander Povetkin.

Going into this contest, Hughie Fury had last fought 1 month and 19 days ago, while Alexander Povetkin's last outing had been 11 months and 9 days ago.

Fury's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Povetkin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 48 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.6 rounds on average.

What time did Povetkin vs Fury start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM BST at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Povetkin vs Fury?

Povetkin vs Fury was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Povetkin vs Fury?

Hughie Fury was a 34/25 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Alexander Povetkin made his way into the ring at 3/5 (-170) with oddsmakers.