Who won Prodan vs Marku?
Florian Marku beat Maxim Prodan by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, September 25th, 2021, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.
The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 96-94, 99-91 in favor of winner Florian Marku.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).
This fight appeared on the undercard of Anthony Joshua losing to Oleksandr Usyk for the WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Lawrence Okolie beat Dilan Prasovic for the WBO World Cruiserweight belt, and Callum Smith defeated Lenin Castillo.
Prodan vs Marku stats
Back in September 2021, Maxim Prodan stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 19 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Florian Marku made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 8 wins and 1 draw, with 6 of those by knockout.
The stats suggested Prodan had a slight advantage in power over Marku, with a 79% knockout percentage compared to Marku's 75%.
Maxim Prodan was the younger man by 32 years, at -3 years old.
Marku had a height advantage of 1 inch over Prodan. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.
Maxim Prodan fought out of the orthodox stance, while Florian Marku was a southpaw.
Prodan was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in , 5 years and 11 months earlier than Marku, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 20 more professional rounds, totaling 100 compared to Marku's 80.
Prodan vs Marku form
Marku had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Rylan Charlton on February 20, 2021, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Prior to that, he had drawn with Jamie Stewart on December 12, 2020, by points in the 8th round at Wembley Arena, London.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Muma Mweemba on November 10, 2020, by technical knockout in the 1st round at BT Sport Studio, London.
Before that, he had won against Nathan Bendon on December 13, 2019, by points in the 6th round at Planet Ice, Cheshire.
He had beaten Miroslav Serban on September 20, 2019, by points in the 6th round at Indigo at The O2, London.
Activity check
Marku's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.
What time did Prodan vs Marku start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM BST at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom, which was 1:00 PM EST or 10:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.
Who broadcast Prodan vs Marku?
Prodan vs Marku 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 Prodan vs Marku?
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