Quigg vs Yefimovych

Who won Quigg vs Yefimovych?

Scott Quigg beat Oleg Yefimovych by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, November 4th, 2017, at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Quigg vs Yefimovych stats

Back in November 2017, Scott Quigg stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws.

Oleg Yefimovych made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw.

Scott Quigg was the younger man by 7 years, at 29 years old.

Quigg had a height advantage of 3 inches over Yefimovych.

Both Scott Quigg and Oleg Yefimovych fought out of an orthodox stance.

Quigg was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 1 year and 4 months later than Yefimovych, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 45 fewer professional rounds, totaling 200 compared to Yefimovych's 245.

Scott Quigg went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBC, 10 by the WBO, and 2 by the IBF at featherweight.

Oleg Yefimovych was ranked number 4 by the WBA, and 10 by the IBF in the 126lb division.

Quigg vs Yefimovych form

Quigg 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 Viorel Simion on April 29, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Jose Cayetano on December 10, 2016, by knockout in the 9th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Carl Frampton on February 27, 2016, by split decision in their IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had won against Kiko Martinez on July 18, 2015, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

He had beaten Hidenori Otake on November 22, 2014, by unanimous decision in their WBA World Super Bantamweight championship fight at Echo Arena, Liverpool.

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Quigg's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Quigg vs Yefimovych start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:30 PM UTC at Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco, which was 3:30 PM EST or 12:30 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:30 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Quigg vs Yefimovych?

Quigg vs Yefimovych was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by HBO.

What were the odds on Quigg vs Yefimovych?

Scott Quigg was a 7/100 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while Oleg Yefimovych made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.